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roseola

/ɹə(ʊ)ˈziːələ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
ro-se-o-la
IPA
/ɹə(ʊ)ˈziːələ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The common name for roseola infantum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

German measles.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin roseola, from diminutive of Latin rosa (“a rose”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

roseolas (plural) roseolae (plural)

Derived Forms

roseolar roseolous

Phrases

epidemic roseola

Synonyms

rash efflorescence skin rash

Rhymes With

areola rubeola foveola cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola

Questions

How do you pronounce roseola?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹə(ʊ)ˈziːələ/.
What does roseola mean?
A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases.
Where does roseola come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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