cacar api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cacar (“variola, smallpox”) +‎ api (“fire”), named after burning pain of neuropathic pain in herpes zoster.

Noun

cacar api (uncountable)

1. (pathology) herpes zoster, shingles.

   Synonyms: cacar ular, herpes zoster

Further reading

• “cacar api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.