See also: variola

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin variola.

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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varíola f (plural varíolas)

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