carboncle
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Catalan carvoncle~carbonclo, from Latin carbunculus.
Noun
editcarboncle 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
editNoun
editcarboncle
- Alternative form of carbuncle