Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaccine revolt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: vac-cine re-volt
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Revolta da Vacina.

Questions

What does vaccine revolt mean?: A period of civil disorder that occurred from 10 to 16 November 1904, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in response to government officials entering homes to administer smallpox vaccines by force.
Where does vaccine revolt come from?: Calque of Portuguese Revolta da Vacina.

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