viruela

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɾwela/ [biˈɾwe.la]

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: vi‧rue‧la

Noun

viruela f (plural viruelas)

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

Derived terms

• virolento
• viruela loca
• viruela símica

Further reading

• “viruela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10