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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.ʁjɔl/
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Noun
variole f (uncountable)
- (pathology) smallpox
Further reading
- “variole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- loverai, revoilà, violera, voilera, volerai