furoncle

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

May be regarded either as an etymological reshaping of Middle French feroncle,^[1] on the basis of the original Latin furunculus, or regarded as an outright borrowing of the Latin term,^[2] replacing inherited forms such as feroncle and froncle.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /fy.ʁɔ̃kl/
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Noun[edit]

furoncle m (plural furoncles)

boil, furuncle, carbuncle

References[edit]

^ “furoncle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fŭrŭnculus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 912

[1] “furoncle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[2] Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fŭrŭnculus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 912

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