caruncho
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus.[1] Doublet of carbúnculo and carbunco.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caruncho m (plural carunchos)
- ergot, especially that which affects wheat, barley, oats and maize
- stain or decay caused by dampness in a fabric
- Synonym: piolla
- woodworm
- Synonym: couza
- (pathology) skin rash
- (pathology) carbuncle
- Synonym: carbunco
- (pathology) anthrax
References edit
- “caruncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caruncho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caruncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “caroncho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧run‧cho
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown. Maybe from Latin carbunculus. If so, it is a doublet of carbúnculo.
Alternative theories include derivation from Latin cariēs or caruncula. Possibly entered Portuguese via Spanish caroncho.
Noun edit
caruncho m (plural carunchos)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
caruncho