furoncle

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French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /fy.ʁɔ̃kl/
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Noun

furoncle m (plural furoncles)

  1. boil, furuncle, carbuncle

References

  1. ^ “furoncle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “fŭrŭnculus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 912
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