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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus.[1][2] First attested in 1528.[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /karˈbuŋ.kuw/
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  • Rhymes: -uŋkuw
  • Syllabification: kar‧bun‧kuł

Noun edit

karbunkuł m inan

  1. (archaic) carbuncle (a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon)
  2. (dated, pathology) carbuncle (an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin)
    Synonym: czyrak gromadny

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adjective

References edit

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “karbunkuł”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “karbunkuł”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “karbunkulus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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