yaws

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɔːz/ Rhymes: -ɔːz Homophone: yous (some non-rhotic accents, especially with the pour–poor merger) === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Attested since the 1670s, perhaps from an English creole (or other language) of the Caribbean. ==== Noun ==== yaws (uncountable) (pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries. Synonyms: frambesia, parangi, pian ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Inflected forms. ==== Verb ==== yaws third-person singular simple present indicative of yaw ==== Noun ==== yaws plural of yaw === References === === Anagrams === -ways, Sway, sway, ways