What is the Latin word for scurf?

The usual Latin words for “scurf” are furfur, porrigō, porrīgĭnōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“scurf” in Latin

furfurbran, husks of grain, chaff; scaly infection of the skin porrigōto stretch, spread out, extend; to offer, hold out porrīgĭnōsusfull of dandruff

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

scurf

ulceris crusta (of a wound, an ulcer, etc.): furfures (a disease of the skin, common with children on their heads): porrigo (a cutaneous disease or eruption on the head, of a malignant nature). Having the scurf, porriginosus (Plin., Val., 1, 4).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for scurf?: The usual Latin words for “scurf” are furfur, porrigō, porrīgĭnōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.