brufolo

Istriot

Etymology

Possibly a blend of Latin verrūcam +‎ Latin rūfulum (“red-haired”).

Noun

brufolo m

1. (medicine) boil, pimple
2. crater
3. volcano

References

• Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, page 137
• Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 57

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.fo.lo/
• Rhymes: -ufolo
• Hyphenation: brù‧fo‧lo

Noun

brufolo m (plural brufoli)

1. pimple, spot, zit

Derived terms

• brufoloso