fongo

fongo

1. carbuncle (clarification of this definition is needed)

From Latin fungus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸõŋ.ɡo]

fongo m (plural fongos)

1. mushroom
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 43v.

     Et otroſſi presta mucho cótral toſſico que uiene departe delos fongos.

     And it is also useful against the poison that comes from mushrooms.

   • Idem, f. 50v.

     Et es de natura calient ¬ humida. Et la ſu forma es atal como fongo, ¬ dend a ella eſte nombre.

     And it is warm and damp in nature. And its shape is that of a mushroom, thus the name it has been given.

• fonguenno

• Spanish: hongo