cornezuelo

Spanish

Etymology

From cuerno (“horn”) +‎ -zuelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /koɾneˈθwelo/ [koɾ.neˈθwe.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koɾneˈswelo/ [koɾ.neˈswe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: cor‧ne‧zue‧lo

Noun

cornezuelo m (plural cornezuelos)

1. ergot, especially that which affects rye

   Synonym: (ergot of other grains) tizón

Further reading

• “cornezuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10