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variole

variole

English

Noun

variole (plural varioles)

  1. smallpox; variola
  2. (geology) A spherule of a variolite.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.ʁjɔl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin variola, derived from Latin varius. Cognate to English variola, Italian vaiolo, Spanish viruela, Bulgarian вариола (variola) and Esperanto/Ido variolo.

Noun

variole f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) smallpox

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