blackhead
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blackhead
- /ˈblæk.hɛd/
noun blackheads
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A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.
See there! A son is born
And we pronounce him fit to fight
There are blackheads on his shoulders
And he pees himself in the night.
Similar: open comedo
- A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head.
- A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya.
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noun skin blemish
| Español | punto negro, espinilla, comedón abierto, comedón negro |
|---|---|
| Português | cravo, comedão, ponto negro |
| Français | point noir, comédon |
| Deutsch | Mitesser, Komedo |
| Italiano | punto nero, comedone |
| Ελληνικά | φαγέσωρας fagésoras, μαύρο στίγμα mávro stígma |
| Русский | комедо́н komedón, у́горь úgorʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mụn đầu đen |
| العربية | بُثُور سَوْدَاء buṯūr sawdāʔ, رُؤُوس سَوْدَاء ruʔūs sawdāʔ |
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@misc{blackhead_2026,
title = {blackhead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackhead},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
