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zoster

/ˈzɑ.stɚ/ US
/ˈzɒs.tə/ UK

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Borrowed from Latin zōstēr (“shingles”), from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle”).

noun zosters

countable An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.
uncountable The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles.

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@misc{zoster_2026,
  title = {zoster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zoster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}