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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūrunculus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈrun.ko.lo/
- Rhymes: -unkolo
- Hyphenation: fo‧rùn‧co‧lo
Noun
foruncolo m (plural foruncoli)
- (medicine) boil
- pock, pimple, zit
Further reading
- foruncolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana