bouba

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bouba

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Aparentado com o grego βουβών (boubṓn), pelo latim bubo (inchaço ganglionar).

noun

  1. pequeno tumor cutâneo
  2. doença tropical cutânea causada por Treponema pallidum
  3. Trás os Montes variante de buba, lesão na pele, escoriação, pequena ferida

In English

  • yaws a contagious tropical disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue

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"bouba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/bouba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bouba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/bouba

Chicago

"bouba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/bouba.

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@misc{bouba_2026,
  title = {bouba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/bouba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}