floronc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• floronco

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fluruncus, metathesized form of Latin furunculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fluˈɾoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [floˈɾoŋk]

Noun

floronc m (plural floroncs)

1. inflammatory tumour

Derived terms

• floronquet, floronquetxo, floronqueu, floronquiu (diminutives)

References

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

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fluruncus, metathesized form of Latin furunculus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

floronc m (plural floroncs)

1. inflammatory tumour

References

• Dico d'Òc: 'floronc'