frambusia

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch framboesia, from New Latin frambēsia (“raspberry”), from French framboise, from Old French framboise (“raspberry”), from Frankish *brāmabasi (whence Dutch braambes), variant of Proto-West Germanic *brāmabaʀi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /frambuˈsia/ [fram.buˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: fram‧bu‧si‧a

Noun

frambusia (plural frambusia-frambusia)

  1. (dermatology, pathology) frambesia, parangi, pian, yaws: a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.
    Synonyms: patek, puru

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