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
- Synonyms: cornecho, dentón
- stain or decay caused by dampness in a fabric
- Synonym: piolla
- woodworm
- Synonym: couza
- (pathology) skin rash
- Synonyms: coxo, erupción
- (pathology) carbuncle
- Synonym: carbunco
- (pathology) anthrax
References
- “caruncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caruncho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caruncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “caroncho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾũ.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾũ.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾũ.ʃu/
- 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)
- any of several grubs and beetles that bore through wood or books, or that infest grain
- Synonyms: broca, carcoma
Verb
caruncho
- first-person singular present indicative of carunchar