carbonchio
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin carbunculus (referring to various ailments, literally “little coal”), diminutive of carbōnem (“coal”).
Noun
carbonchio m (plural carbonchi)
- anthrax
- smut (fungus that causes disease in plants)
Further reading
- carbonchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana