carcoma
Spanish, noun/kaɾˈkoma/
carcoma is spelled C-A-R-C-O-M-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 83,712th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carcoma is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “woodworm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of carcomer. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Insecto coleóptero muy pequeño, cuyas larvas cavan galerías en troncos secos”.
What does carcoma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewoodworm
- 2
femininethorn in someone's side
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insecto coleóptero muy pequeño, cuyas larvas cavan galerías en troncos secos. 2. Polvo que produce este insecto después de digerir la madera que ha roído. 3. Cuidado (preocupación) grave y continuo que mortifica y consume al que lo tiene. 4. Persona o cosa que poco a poco va gastando y consumiendo la hacienda.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carcoma
- carcomas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carcoma?
- /kaɾˈkoma/
- [kaɾˈko.ma]
- [kaɾˈkoma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carcoma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carcoma in Spanish?
carcoma appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).