wart
Meaning
- A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
- (figuratively, informal) Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish.
- (derogatory, slang) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
Synonyms
common wart
juvenile wart
sycoma
verruga
Translations
Warze
verruga
verrue
verruca
wrat
verruga
verruca
berruga
ثُؤْلُول
siğil
κρεατοελιάFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɔːt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta and Danish vorte.
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