variole
English
Etymology
From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole.[1] Doublet of variola.
Noun
variole (countable and uncountable, plural varioles)
- (uncountable, pathology) Alternative form of variola; smallpox
- (geology) A spherule of a variolite.
- A shallow pit or pitted marking.
- Synonym: foveole
References
- ^ “variole, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Middle French (plural variolez attested),[1] borrowed from Occitan variola[2] or directly from Medieval Latin variola,[1] itself derived from Latin varius. Cognate to English variola, Italian vaiolo, Spanish viruela, Bulgarian вариола (variola).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.ʁjɔl/
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Noun
variole f (uncountable)
- (pathology) smallpox
- Synonym: petite vérole
- 2023 August, Alain Amariglio, “Le livre noir du haricot vert”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 5:
- Il aurait effectué ce travail à la demande du collège de Santa Cruz, fondé par le vice-roi d'Espagne pour l'éducation des enfants de la noblesse aztèque qu'il comptait utiliser pour l'évangélisation du pays. Malheureusement, la plupart moururent de la variole.
- He would have carried out this work at the request of the Santa Cruz College, founded by the Viceroy of Spain to educate the children of the Aztec nobility, whom he intended to use for the evangelization of the country. Unfortunately, most of them died of smallpox.
Derived terms
- variolé
- variole abortive
- variole atténuée
- variole aviaire
- variole blanche
- variole caprine
- variole cohérente
- variole confluente
- variole des bêtes à laine
- variole des vaches
- variole discrète
- variole du pigeon
- variole du singe
- variole équine
- variole hémorragique
- variole majeure
- variole maligne
- variole mineure
- variole modifiée
- variole noire
- variole ovine
- variole simienne
- varioleux
- variolique
- variolisation
- varioloïde
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “variole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ “variole” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Further reading
- “variole” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “variole” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “variole” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “variole” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “variole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.