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French pox
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English
Etymology
From en French + en pox. More at en French disease. 16th c.
Pronunciation
en /fɹɛnt͡ʃ pɑks/
Noun
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en Q41083 en obsolete syphilis.
Translations
syphilis
French: fr gale de Naples f France, fr mal de Naples m France, fr mal italien m France, fr mal napolitain m France, fr mal français m England, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, fr mal espagnol m Netherlands, Portugal, fr mal des Anglais m Scotland, fr rash de Canton m Japan, fr ulcère chinois m Japan
See also
la morbus gallicus
References
“French pox, n.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed., September 2009)