varíola

See also: variola

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin variola.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾiw.lɐ/ [vaˈɾiʊ̯.lɐ], /vaˈɾi.o.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾi.o.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾi.u.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾi.u.lɐ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -iolɐ, -iwlɐ, (Portugal) -iulɐ
Hyphenation: va‧rí‧o‧la

Noun

varíola f (plural varíolas)

(pathology) smallpox (an acute, highly infectious and often fatal disease)
Synonym: bexigas

Further reading

“varíola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“varíola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026