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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fūrunculus. Cognate with English furuncle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈɾunkulo/
- Rhymes: -unkulo
- Syllabification: fo‧rún‧cu‧lo
Noun
forúnculo m (plural forúnculos)
- boil; furuncle
- Synonym: divieso
2016 July, “Ley del talión”, in El Nacional:Convierten la red de medios controlados por el gobierno en “arco y flecha” para disparar a mansalva contra sus blancos predilectos: todo aquel que es considerado incómodo para un régimen purulento que no aguanta que lo tanteen, siquiera, porque está tan débil, al punto de que revientan los forúnculos que, parecidos a cráteres lunares, cubren su cuerpo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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