Etymology

caruncula

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Today it means: Synonym of caruncle. Full definition →

Latin caruncula
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcaruncula“a little piece of flesh”
  2. English todaycaruncula

Borrowed from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”). Doublet of caruncle.

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