measle

measle

English

Etymology

From Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched", "sick”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːzəl

Noun

measle (plural measles)

1. (obsolete) A leper.
2. A tapeworm larva.

Derived terms

• measled
• measling

Translations

a leper

Dutch: lepralijder (nl) m Finnish: spitaalinen (fi)

Russian: прокажённый (ru) m (prokažónnyj)

See also

• measles

Anagrams

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