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/
- (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)

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

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