alastrim

English

Etymology

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

Noun

alastrim (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A milder variant of smallpox

Synonyms

• variola minor
• amaas
• Cuban itch
• kaffir pox
• West Indian pox
• milk pox
• pseudovariola
• whitepox

Translations

milder variant of smallpox

• Esperanto: alastrimo
• Portuguese: alastrim (pt) m

Anagrams

• Martials, alarmist, martials, salatrim

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese alastrim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

alastrim m (plural alastrims)

1. alastrim

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From alastrar (“to spread”) +‎ -im.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.las.ˈtɾĩ/

Noun

alastrim m (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• alastrar

Descendants

• → English: alastrim