Большой англо-русский словарь (с транскрипциями)
[ˈkɑ:bʌŋkl] сущ.; мед.; минер. карбункул Syn : wart
карбункул; драгоценный камень красного цвета (преим. гранат, рубин) драгоценный камень (медицина) карбункул
carbuncle мед., мин. карбункул
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
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. any of several red precious stones, the garnet cut cabochon, 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, carbuncled adjective carbuncular adjective
