carbonchio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin carbunculus (referring to various ailments, literally “little coal”), diminutive of carbōnem (“coal”).

Noun

carbonchio m (plural carbonchi)

1. anthrax
2. smut (fungus that causes disease in plants)

Further reading

• carbonchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana