varíola

See also: variola

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin variola.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾi.u.lɐ/, /vaˈɾio.la/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾi.u.la/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾi.u.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: va‧rí‧o‧la

Noun

varíola f (plural varíolas)

1. (pathology) smallpox (an acute, highly infectious and often fatal disease)