cornezuelo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of cuerno ("horn").

Noun

cornezuelo m (plural cornezuelos)

Ergot, especially that which affects rye
Synonym: (ergot of other grains) tizón

Further reading

“cornezuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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