carboncle
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan carvoncle~carbonclo, from Latin carbunculus.
Noun edit
carboncle m (plural carboncles)
- precious stone
- inflammatory tumour
References edit
- “carboncle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
carboncle
- Alternative form of carbuncle