builenbrand
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of buil (“boil”) + -en + brand (“fire”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]builenbrand m (uncountable)
- the fungus Ustilago maydis, which infects mais and teosinte
- the disease corn smut causes by it, characterised by edible galls (tumors), which are known in Mexico as the delicacy huitlacoche