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baghdad boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
bagh-dad boil
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cutaneous leishmaniasis

Dated

Etymology

So-called because during the European explorations of the Middle East it was endemic to Baghdad, whereas unknown to other areas of the Middle East. The equivalent Arabic حَبَّة بَغْدَاد (ḥabba(t) baḡdād) was then only invented by Arabic-speaking foreigners.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Baghdad boils (plural) Bagdad boil (alternative)

Questions

What does baghdad boil mean?
cutaneous leishmaniasis
Where does baghdad boil come from?
So-called because during the European explorations of the Middle East it was endemic to Baghdad, whereas unknown to other areas of the Middle East. The equivalent Arabic حَبَّة بَغْدَاد (ḥabba(t) baḡdād) was then only invented by Arabic-speaking foreigners.

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