bubo
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bubo
- /ˈbjuː.bəʊ/ UK
- /ˈbu.boʊ/ US
- /ˈbju.boʊ/ US
Rhymes with -uːbəʊ
Where it comes from
Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).
noun bubos · buboes
- An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis. If a Bubo or Carbuncle appear, set on Leeches not far from it, if it be in an ignoble part; ...
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Talk about this word "bubo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bubo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bubo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bubo "bubo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bubo.Cite this
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title = {bubo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bubo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
