Cuban itch

noun

A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.

Similar
alastrimvariola minorpseudosmallpoxpseudovariolamilk poxwhite poxWest Indian smallpoxKaffir pox
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Meanings

nounCuban itch (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA milder form of smallpox; alastrim.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Similar
alastrimvariola minorpseudosmallpoxpseudovariolamilk poxwhite poxWest Indian smallpoxKaffir pox
Broader
smallpoxvariolavariola major
Also see
alastrimpseudovariola

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Cuban itch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20itch

MLA

“Cuban itch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20itch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuban itch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20itch.

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