builenbrand
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of buil (“boil”) + -en + brand (“fire”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbuilenbrand m (uncountable)
- the fungus Ustilago maydis, which infects mais and teosinte
- the disease corn smut causes by it, characterised by edible galls (tumors), which are known in Mexico as the delicacy huitlacoche