Feminine

viruela

Meaning

  1. (feminine, uncountable) smallpox
  2. (feminine) any of the fluid-filled blisters caused by smallpox

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
vi‧rue‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/biˈɾwela/
Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin variola, based on Latin varius (“speckled, variegated”).

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