viruela
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin variola, based on Latin varius (“speckled, variegated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈɾwela/ [biˈɾwe.la]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: vi‧rue‧la
Noun
viruela f (plural viruelas)
- (pathology, uncountable) smallpox
- (pathology) Any of the fluid-filled blisters caused by smallpox
Derived terms
- virolento
- viruela loca
Further reading
- “viruela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014