foruncolo

Italian

Alternative forms

• furunculo (literary)
• furunculo, furoncolo, foroncolo (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrunculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈrun.ko.lo/
• Rhymes: -unkolo
• Hyphenation: fo‧rùn‧co‧lo

Noun

foruncolo m (plural foruncoli)

1. (medicine) boil
2. pock, pimple, zit

Further reading

• foruncolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana