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chicken pox

/ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
chic-ken-pox
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/
30
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.

Uncountable

noun

Any disease causing similar symptoms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɒks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chicken poxes (plural) chickenpox (alternative) chicken-pox (alternative)

Phrases

chickenpox party herpes zoster

Frequently Paired Words

herpes zoster shingles

Synonyms

chicken pock varicella

Homonyms

chicken-pox chickenpox

Rhymes With

walks knox chicken-pox chickenpox abox box out of the box fox blocks rocks stocks socks

Questions

How do you pronounce chicken pox?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪ.k(ə)nˌpɑks/.
What does chicken pox mean?
The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
Where does chicken pox come from?
From chicken + pox, under the influence of earlier hen-pox and swinepox, which formed larger blisters.

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