carboncle

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan carvoncle~carbonclo, from Latin carbunculus.

Noun

carboncle m (plural carboncles)

  1. precious stone
  2. inflammatory tumour

References

  • “carboncle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

carboncle

  1. Alternative form of carbuncle