foruncolo

Italian

Alternative forms

furunculo (literary)
furunculo, furoncolo, foroncolo (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrunculus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foˈrun.ko.lo/
Rhymes: -unkolo
Hyphenation: fo‧rùn‧co‧lo

Noun

foruncolo m (plural foruncoli)

(medicine) boil
pock, pimple, zit

Further reading

foruncolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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