furuncle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)
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Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/
furuncle (plural furuncles)
“furuncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“furuncle”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.