Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin fūrunculus.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

foruncolo m (plural foruncoli)

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

Further reading edit

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