carbonchio

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin carbunculus (referring to various ailments, literally “little coal”), diminutive of carbōnem (“coal”).

Noun

carbonchio m (plural carbonchi)

  1. anthrax
  2. smut (fungus that causes disease in plants)

Further reading
  • carbonchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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