caruncho
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus.[1] Doublet of carbúnculo and carbunco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caruncho m (plural carunchos)
- ergot, especially that which affects wheat, barley, oats and maize
- stain or decay caused by dampness in a fabric
- Synonym: piolla
- woodworm
- Synonym: couza
- (pathology) skin rash
- (pathology) carbuncle
- Synonym: carbunco
- (pathology) anthrax
References[edit]
- “caruncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caruncho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caruncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “caroncho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ca‧run‧cho
Etymology 1[edit]
Unknown. Maybe from Latin carbunculus. If so, it is a doublet of carbúnculo.
Alternative theories include derivation from Latin cariēs or caruncula. Possibly entered Portuguese via Spanish caroncho.
Noun[edit]
caruncho m (plural carunchos)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
caruncho
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