variole

English

Noun

variole (countable and uncountable, plural varioles)

smallpox; variola
(geology) A spherule of a variolite.
A shallow pit or pitted marking.
Synonym: foveole

Anagrams

Alverio, Levario

French

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.ʁjɔl/
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Noun

variole f (uncountable)

(pathology) smallpox

Further reading

“variole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

loverai, revoilà, violera, voilera, volerai

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