noun, feminine/ponˈθoɲa/plural: ponzoñas
poison; venom
Synonyms: veneno, tósigo
Related: emponzoñar, ponzoñoso
Deverbal from ponzoñar, from Vulgar Latin *pōntiōnāre (“to poison”), alteration of Latin pōtiōnāre, from pōtiō. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *pōtiōnea, from Latin pōtiō, and a doublet of pozón; compare Portuguese peçonha. Cf. also French poison.