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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 疱 (imo) + 瘡 (kasa, “skin disease”).
Noun
疱瘡 • (imogasa)
- an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox
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Etymology 2
/pausau/ → /ɸausau/ → /ɸɔːsɔː/ → /hoːsoː/.
Noun
疱瘡 • (hōsō) ←はうさう (fausau)?
- an infectious disease caused by both the Variola major and Variola minor viruses; smallpox
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