pokken

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Etymology

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”). See also English pock, German Pocke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: pok‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɔkən

Noun

pokken c (uncountable)

  1. smallpox
    Synonym: variola

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: pokken

Noun

pokken

  1. plural of pok

References

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