carbunco

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Galician

Noun

carbunco f (plural carbuncos)

  1. Alternative form of carbúnculo

Spanish

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Etymology

From an earlier carbunclo, borrowed from Latin carbunculus (“little coal”), metonymically referring to an abscess. Compare English carbuncle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈbunko/
  • Rhymes: -unko
  • Syllabification: car‧bun‧co

Noun

carbunco m (plural carbuncos)

  1. (pathology) anthrax
    Synonym: ántrax maligno
  2. (Costa Rica) fire beetle

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: karbungko

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