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wart
- /wɔːt/ UK
- /wɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta and Danish vorte.
noun warts
- A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). A wart has appeared on my toe.
- Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
- Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish. Things that look too good to be true usually are, and every company has some warts that need to be taken into account.
- Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation. Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.
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noun type of growth occurring on the skin
| Español | verruga, ticte, teste |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사마귀 samagwi |
| 日本語 | 疣 ibo |
| 中文 | 瘊子 hóuzi, 肉贅 /肉赘 ròuzhuì, 疣 yóu, 贅瘤 /赘瘤 zhuìliú, 贅疣 /赘疣 zhuìyóu |
| हिन्दी | मस्सा massā |
| Português | verruga |
| Français | verrue |
| Deutsch | Warze |
| Italiano | verruca, porro |
| Ελληνικά | κρεατοελιά kreatoeliá, ακροχορδώνα akrochordóna, μυρμηγκιά myrmigkiá |
| Română | neg, gâlmă |
| Русский | борода́вка borodávka |
| Tiếng Việt | mụn cóc, mụt cóc, hột cơm |
| العربية | ثُؤْلُول ṯuʔlūl |
| עברית | יַבֶּלֶת yabėleţ |
Talk about this word "wart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wart. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wart. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wart "wart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wart.Cite this
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title = {wart},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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