cornezuelo

Spanish

Etymology

From cuerno (“horn”) +‎ -zuelo.

Noun

cornezuelo m (plural cornezuelos)

1. ergot, especially that which affects rye

   Synonym: (ergot of other grains) tizón

Further reading

• “cornezuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014