alastrim

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese alastrim, from alastrar (to spread out).

Noun[edit]

alastrim (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A milder variant of smallpox

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese alastrim.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

alastrim m (plural alastrims)

  1. alastrim

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alastrar (to spread) +‎ -im.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alastrim m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) alastrim (milder variant of smallpox)

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  • English: alastrim