pox
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English pokkes, plural of the ancestor of pock (which see).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
pox (plural poxes)
Translations [edit]
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
pox (third-person singular simple present poxes, present participle poxing, simple past and past participle poxed)
- (transitive, dated) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
Coatlán Mixe [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /poʃ/
Noun [edit]
pox
