variola
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variola
Rhymes with -əʊlə
Where it comes from
From Middle English variolas pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Medieval Latin or Medical Latin variola (“infectious disease causing pustules; pox”), from Latin varius. Doublet of variole.
noun variolas
- Smallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).
Translations
Talk about this word "variola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/variola. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. variola. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/variola "variola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/variola.Cite this
@misc{variola_2026,
title = {variola},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/variola},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
