carbonchio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin carbunculus (referring to various ailments, literally “little coal”), diminutive of carbōnem (“coal”).

Noun[edit]

carbonchio m (plural carbonchi)

anthrax
smut (fungus that causes disease in plants)

Further reading[edit]

carbonchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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