carboncle

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan carvoncle~carbonclo, from Latin carbunculus.

Noun

carboncle m (plural carboncles)

1. precious stone
2. inflammatory tumour

References

• “carboncle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

carboncle

1. Alternative form of carbuncle