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yaws¹
- /ˈjɔːz/
Sounds like yous (some non-rhotic accents, especially with the pour–poor merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːz
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Attested since the 1670s, perhaps from an English creole (or other language) of the Caribbean.
noun
- A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries. Other threats came from organisms co-evolving with humans, including tapeworms and such spirochaetes as Treponema, the agent of syphilis, and the similar skin infection, yaws.
yaws²
- /ˈjɔːz/
Sounds like yous (some non-rhotic accents, especially with the pour–poor merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːz
Where it comes from
Inflected forms.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of yaw
noun
- plural of yaw
Yaws³
proper noun
- plural of Yaw
Translations
Talk about this word "yaws." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yaws. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yaws. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yaws "yaws." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yaws.Cite this
@misc{yaws_2026,
title = {yaws},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yaws},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
