n.
Pronunciation: ' kär- ˌ b ə ŋ -k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French charbucle, carbuncule, from Latin carbunculus small coal, carbuncle, diminutive of carbon-, carbo charcoal, ember
Date: 13th century
1 a obsolete : any of several red precious stones b : the garnet cut cabochon
2 : a painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue
– car · bun · cled \ -k ə ld \ adjective
– car · bun · cu · lar \ kär- ' b ə ŋ -ky ə -l ə r \ adjective