Meaning
smallpox
- a severe, contagious, historically widespread viral disease causing fever and pustules
In a sentence
Il vaiolo è stato eradicato a livello globale grazie alle campagne di vaccinazione.
Smallpox was eradicated globally thanks to vaccination campaigns.
In passato il vaiolo causava milioni di vittime in tutto il mondo.
In the past, smallpox caused millions of deaths worldwide.
Non tutti sanno quando fu somministrato il primo vaccino contro il vaiolo.
Not everyone knows when the first smallpox vaccine was administered.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vaiolo | masculine · singular |
| vaioli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Typically uncountable; used in the singular when referring to the disease.
- Variously spelled with open 'o' (/vɔˈjɔlo/ regionally), but standard pronunciation has /vaˈjɔlo/.