floronc

floronc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• floronco

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /floˈɾoŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾoŋ/

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.

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Noun

floronc m (plural floroncs)

1. inflammatory tumour

References

• Dico d'Òc: 'floronc'

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