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.
(informal) Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish.
(slang) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɔːt/

Etymology

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.