furuncle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/
Noun[edit]
furuncle (plural furuncles)
Translations[edit]
boil — see boil
References[edit]
- “furuncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “furuncle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.