carbunco

== Galician == === Noun === carbunco f (plural carbuncos) alternative form of carbúnculo == Spanish == === Etymology === From an earlier carbunclo, borrowed from Latin carbunculus (“little coal”), metonymically referring to an abscess. Compare English carbuncle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾˈbunko/ [kaɾˈβ̞ũŋ.ko] Rhymes: -unko Syllabification: car‧bun‧co === Noun === carbunco m (plural carbuncos) (pathology) anthrax Synonym: ántrax maligno (Costa Rica) fire beetle ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: karbungko === Further reading === “carbunco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025