Italian Word of the Day: Brufolo (pimple)

Many teenagers and some unfortunate adults suffer terribly from brufoli (masculine, singular: brufolo), the Italian word for pimples, zits or spots. An alternative spelling for brufolo is bruffolo with two Fs. Both are considered correct. According to Treccani, the word is thought to be a blend of the Latin terms verruca (wart) and rufulus (reddish, …

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