viruela

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈɾwela/ [biˈɾwe.la]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -ela
Syllabification: vi‧rue‧la

Noun

viruela f (plural viruelas)

(pathology, uncountable) smallpox
(pathology) Any of the fluid-filled blisters caused by smallpox

Derived terms

virolento
viruela loca

Further reading

“viruela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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