boa

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (declension-1, feminine) A large snake native to Roman Italy.
2. (declension-1, feminine) A disease, the measles or smallpox.

Verb

second-person singular present active imperative of boō

Concepten

mazelen

Synoniemen

hydra

morbillus

Vertalingen

rougeole

morbillo

sarampo

sarampión

kızamık

Rotsucht

ιλαρά

ilará

rubeola

water snake

حصبة

morbilli ''pl. t.''

measles ''pl. t.''

boa

Etymologie (Engels)

First mentioned by Pliny, of unknown origin. Folk etymology connected it to Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox”).