carúncula

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin caruncula, diminutive of carō (“flesh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈɾuŋ.ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈɾuŋ.ku.la]

Noun

carúncula f (plural carúncules)

1. (anatomy, botany) caruncle
2. wattle

Derived terms

• carunculat

Further reading

• “carúncula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caruncula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾunkula/ [kaˈɾũŋ.ku.la]
• Rhymes: -unkula
• Syllabification: ca‧rún‧cu‧la

Noun

carúncula f (plural carúnculas)

1. wattle (of bird)

Further reading

• “carúncula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014