Meanings
ebola1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Ebola.
[A] single droplet of blood no bigger than this ‘o’ may contain 100 million ebola particles.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 375
Ebola2
- A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ebola3
alternative ebola
- uncountableThe Ebola virus.
1 more example
Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193 - uncountableEbola fever.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Ebola · proper noun
- ngbLegbala
- FrenchEbola
- EnglishEbola
From French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”).
Full word history & related roots →Ebola · noun
Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِيبُولَا
- إِيبُولَا (ʔibūlā)river
Catalan ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Chinese Cantonese 伊波拉
- 伊波拉 (ji¹ bo¹ laai¹)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Chinese Mandarin 埃博拉, 伊波拉
- 埃博拉 (Āibólā)river
- 伊波拉 (Yībōlā)river
- 伊波拉 (Yībōlā)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
- 埃博拉 (āibólā)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Czech ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Danish ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Dutch ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Finnish ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
French Ebola
- Ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
German Ebola
- Ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Greek Έμπολα, έμπολα
- Έμπολα (Émpola)river
- έμπολα (émpola)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Hebrew אבולה
- אבולהshortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Hungarian ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Italian ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Japanese エボラウ, エボラ
- エボラウ (Ebora)river
- エボラ (ebora)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Persian ابولا
- ابولا (ebolâ)river
Polish ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Portuguese ébola, ebola
- ébolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Romanian ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Russian Эбо́ла, Эбола
- Эбо́ла (Ebóla)river
- Эбола (Ebola)shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Slovak ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Spanish Ébola, ébola
- Ébolariver
- ébolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Swahili Ebola
- Ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Swedish ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Turkish ebola
- ebolashortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ebola
Anagrams
Cite this entry
ebola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ebola
“ebola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ebola. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ebola,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ebola.
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