Meanings
nounFrench pox (uncountable)
- archaicslanguncountableSyphilis.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From French + pox; attested from the 16th century. More at French disease.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French gale de Naples, mal de Naples
- gale de Naplessyphilis
- mal de Naplessyphilis
- mal italiensyphilis
- mal napolitainsyphilis
- mal françaissyphilis
- mal espagnolsyphilis
- mal des Anglaissyphilis
- rash de Cantonsyphilis
- ulcère chinoissyphilis
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APA
French pox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20pox
MLA
“French pox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20pox. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French pox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20pox.
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