boa

Meaning

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

Concepts

rubeola

water snake

measles

morbilli ''pl. t.''

measles ''pl. t.''

Synonyms

hydra

morbillus

Translations

rougeole

mazelen

morbillo

sarampo

sarampión

kızamık

ιλαρά

ilará

حصبة

sorik

sarrampiu

boa

xarampió

Masern

Etymology

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