caruncho
Galician
Alternative forms
- carbuncho
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus.[1] Doublet of carbúnculo and carbunco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈɾunt͡ʃʊ]
Noun
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
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caruncho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caruncho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caruncho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “caroncho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾũ.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾũ.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾũ.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾũ.t͡ʃu/
- Hyphenation: ca‧run‧cho
Etymology 1
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
caruncho m (plural carunchos)
Etymology 2
Verb
caruncho
- first-person singular present indicative of carunchar