carúncula

Learned borrowing from Latin caruncula, diminutive of carō (“flesh”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈɾuŋ.ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈɾuŋ.ku.la]

carúncula f (plural carúncules)

1. (anatomy, botany) caruncle
2. wattle

• carunculat

• “carúncula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Latin caruncula.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾunkula/ [kaˈɾũŋ.ku.la]
• Rhymes: -unkula
• Syllabification: ca‧rún‧cu‧la

carúncula f (plural carúnculas)

1. wattle (of bird)

• “carúncula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024