carbuncle in Japanese
carbuncle in Japanese is 癰 — carbuncle means a dark red gemstone, such as a garnet, especially one polished into a smooth rounded shape rather than cut with facets.
carbuncle in Japanese
癰
Pronounced: yō
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
What does "carbuncle" mean?
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noun A dark red gemstone, such as a garnet, especially one polished into a smooth rounded shape rather than cut with facets.
"A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed."
- noun A heraldic design meant to represent this gemstone, showing eight spokes spreading out from a central point.
- noun A painful swollen lump under the skin, bigger than a boil, that leaks pus and is usually caused by a bacterial infection.
- noun A building that most people think is ugly.
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carbuncle in a sentence
- A piece of marigold or bay leaf was imbedded in the metal, and over it a carbuncle or chrysolite was placed.
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What is "carbuncle" in Japanese?
"carbuncle" in Japanese is 癰. carbuncle means: A dark red gemstone, such as a garnet, especially one polished into a smooth rounded shape rather than cut with facets.
How do you pronounce 癰?
"carbuncle" in Japanese is 癰, pronounced "yō".
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