noun
Origin: ME < OFr < L carbunculus, a little coal, gem < carbo: see carbon
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noun
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin carbunculus, small glowing ember, carbuncle
Origin: , diminutive of carbō, carbōn-, coal; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots
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