Noun: rona 'row-nu
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
"Many businesses closed during the rona lockdowns";
- COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019, 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease [archaic], novel coronavirus pneumonia, coronavirus [informal], corona [informal], Covid, Covid-19
See also: 2019-nCov [archaic], SARS coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2
Type of: coronavirus disease, respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness
Encyclopedia: Rona, Elizabeth