furúnculo

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See also: furunculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fūrunculus.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fu‧rún‧cu‧lo

Noun

furúnculo m (plural furúnculos)

  1. (medicine) boil (small painful nodule that forms around the root of a hair or sweat gland, due to inflammation of the cellular tissue located under the skin)
    Synonyms: abcesso, carbúnculo, pústula, leicenço

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾunkulo/ [fuˈɾũŋ.ku.lo]
  • Rhymes: -unkulo
  • Syllabification: fu‧rún‧cu‧lo

Noun

furúnculo m (plural furúnculos)

  1. Alternative form of forúnculo

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