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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin scrōfulae, derived from scrōfa (“sow, female pig”) as a semantic calque of Ancient Greek χοιράδες (khoirádes), derived from χοῖρος (khoîros, “young pig”), because the scars associated with the pathology were deemed reminiscent of a pathology found in pigs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskrɔ.fo.la/
- Rhymes: -ɔfola
- Hyphenation: scrò‧fo‧la
Noun
scrofola f (plural scrofole)
- (vernacular) scrofula
- Synonym: scrofolosi
Derived terms
Further reading
- scrofola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana