caruncho

== Galician == === Alternative forms === carbuncho === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus. 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 === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caruncho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caruncho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caruncho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === 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 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== caruncho first-person singular present indicative of carunchar === Further reading === “caruncho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caruncho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026