varicelle

French

Etymology

Derived from variole with influence from varicocèle (“varicocele”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ʁi.sɛl/

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Noun

varicelle f (uncountable)

1. chicken pox (disease)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: varicela

Further reading

• “varicelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.riˈt͡ʃɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧cèl‧le

Noun

varicelle f

1. plural of varicella

Anagrams

• vellicare