Polyglot Dictionary

varicela

/vaɾiˈsɛlɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as varicelas

Meaning

  1. chickenpox

    • Teve varicela.

      He had chickenpox.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

catapora

catapora is more Brazilian colloquial; varicela is the medical or formal term, also used in Portugal — both mean "chickenpox."

Similar in other languages

German

Windpocken

Windpocken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chickenpox."

Spanish

varicela

varicela is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chickenpox."

Practice

1 What does varicela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Teve ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches varicela?

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