alastrim

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alastrim

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

noun

uncountable A milder variant of smallpox
Similar: variola minor, amaas, Cuban itch, kaffir pox, West Indian pox, milk pox, pseudovariola, whitepox

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noun milder variant of smallpox

Português	alastrim

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@misc{alastrim_2026,
  title = {alastrim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alastrim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}