Noun: caruncho
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | caruncho |
| Plural m | carunchos |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like caruncho
egocentrismo,
lantanídeo,
lantanídio,
miligrama,
flash card,
decímetro,
fingimento,
mililitro,
parassuicídio,
algómetro,
ancoradouro,
ancoradoiro,
escândalo,
sereio,
sereno,
sestro,
seguro,
senado,
enlatamento,
Dezembro, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Unknown. Maybe from Latin carbunculus. If so, it is a doublet of carbúnculo.
2. Alternative theories include derivation from Latin cariēs or caruncula. Possibly entered Portuguese via Spanish caroncho. See: Latin Nouns '
carbunculus', Latin Nouns '
cariēs', Spanish Nouns '
caroncho'.
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