varíola

See also: variola

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin variola.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɾiw.lɐ/ [vaˈɾiʊ̯.lɐ], /vaˈɾi.o.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɾi.o.la/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iolɐ, -iwlɐ, (Portugal) -iulɐ
  • Hyphenation: va‧rí‧o‧la

Noun

varíola f (plural varíolas)

  1. (pathology) smallpox (an acute, highly infectious and often fatal disease)
    Synonym: bexigas
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