"carbuncle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑː.bʌŋ.kl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑɹˌbʌŋ.kl̩/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-carbuncle.wav [US] Forms: carbuncles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English carbuncle, charbocle, from Old French carbuncle, charbuncle, from Latin carbunculus (“a small coal; a reddish kind of precious stone; a kind of tumor”), diminutive of carbō (“a coal, charcoal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|carbuncle}} Middle English carbuncle, {{m|enm|charbocle}} charbocle, {{der|en|fro|carbuncle}} Old French carbuncle, {{m|fro|charbuncle}} charbuncle, {{der|en|la|carbunculus||a small coal; a reddish kind of precious stone; a kind of tumor}} Latin carbunculus (“a small coal; a reddish kind of precious stone; a kind of tumor”), {{m|la|carbō||a coal, charcoal}} carbō (“a coal, charcoal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} carbuncle (plural carbuncles)
  1. (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon. Wikidata QID: Q12108659 Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-carbuncle-en-noun-en:Q12108659 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 13 2
  2. (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
    (heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
    Wikidata QID: Q12108659 Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-carbuncle-en-noun-en:Q121086591 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 13 2 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. (pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection. Wikidata QID: Q959922 Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (abscess): ἄνθραξ (ánthrax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), цирей (cirej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), (Chinese Mandarin), (yōng) (Chinese Mandarin), brandbyld [common-gender] (Danish), byld [common-gender] (Danish), karbonkel [masculine] (Dutch), ajospahka (Finnish), carbunco [masculine] (Galician), nacida [masculine] (Galician), Karbunkel [masculine] (German), ψευδάνθρακας (psevdánthrakas) [masculine] (Greek), carrmhogal [masculine] (Irish), carbuncal [masculine] (Irish), () (alt: よう) (Japanese), көршиқан (körşiqan) (Kazakh), carbunculus [masculine] (Latin), bisul (Malay), pluccan mooar [masculine] (Manx), tāpoa (Maori), maiao (Maori), glmuej [animate] (Mi'kmaq), carbuncle (Middle English), angset (Old English), karbunkuł [masculine] (Polish), carbuncul [neuter] (Romanian), карбункул (karbunkul) [masculine] (Russian), neasgaid [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), böld [common-gender] (Swedish), carbwncl [masculine] (Welsh), cornwyd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-carbuncle-en-noun-en:Q959922 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 46 13 2 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'abscess': 4 9 83 5
  4. An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
    Sense id: en-carbuncle-en-noun-qo2kdqsw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: carbon, ruby Translations (precious stone): ἄνθραξ (ánthrax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), гранат (granat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), karfunkel [common-gender] (Danish), karbonkel [masculine] (Dutch), мазыкев (mazikev) (Erzya), carboucle [feminine] (French), carbúnculo [masculine] (Galician), ტოპაზი (ṭoṗazi) (Georgian), Karfunkel [masculine] (German), נֹפֶךְ (nófech) [masculine] (Hebrew), carrmhogal [masculine] (Irish), carbunculus [masculine] (Latin), batu merah (Malay), carbuncle [masculine] (Manx), kapakara (Maori), carbuncle (Middle English), karfunkel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), carbuncle [masculine] (Old French), ანთრაკი (antraḳi) (Old Georgian), karbunkuł [masculine] (Polish), càrrmhogal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), carbunclo [masculine] (Spanish), carbúnculo [masculine] (Spanish), carbwncl [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'precious stone': 46 51 3 0

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      "sense": "precious stone",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "myv",
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      "sense": "precious stone",
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      "sense": "precious stone",
      "word": "ტოპაზი"
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      "sense": "precious stone",
      "word": "ანთრაკი"
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      "sense": "precious stone",
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      "word": "ἄνθραξ"
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      "sense": "precious stone",
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carbwncl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "abscess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cornwyd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carbuncle"
}

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