viruela

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish viruela. === Noun === viruela (uncountable) Synonym of apricot pseudopox (“a disease of apricots”). == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin variola, based on Latin varius (“speckled, variegated”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈɾwela/ [biˈɾwe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: vi‧rue‧la === Noun === viruela f (plural viruelas) (pathology, uncountable) smallpox (pathology) any of the fluid-filled blisters caused by smallpox ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “viruela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025