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Etymology edit

From carcoma (woodworm) + -er (verbal suffix), probably influenced by comer (eat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaɾkoˈmeɾ/ [kaɾ.koˈmeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: car‧co‧mer

Verb edit

carcomer (first-person singular present carcomo, first-person singular preterite carcomí, past participle carcomido)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to eat away (to erode or corrode gradually)
  2. (reflexive) to waste away, to be consumed

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