Meanings
adjectivebubonic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to buboes.
1994: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Notes Human Plague -- India, 1994 - "In particular, bubonic plague is characterized by painful swelling of lymph nodes (buboes) in the inguinal, axillary, or cervical regions."
Origin
From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + English -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese bubônico
- bubônicoof or pertaining to buboes
Catalan bubònic
- bubònicof or pertaining to buboes
Czech bubonický
- bubonickýof or pertaining to buboes
European Portuguese bubónico
- bubónicoof or pertaining to buboes
Finnish paise-
- paise-of or pertaining to buboes
French bubonique
- buboniqueof or pertaining to buboes
Polish dymieniczy
- dymieniczyof or pertaining to buboes
Romanian bubonic
- bubonicof or pertaining to buboes
Russian бубо́нный
- бубо́нный (bubónnyj)of or pertaining to buboes
Spanish bubónico
- bubónicoof or pertaining to buboes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bubonic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
bubonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubonic
MLA
“bubonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubonic.
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