Meanings
nounframbesia (uncountable)
- uncountableYaws, the disease.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
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Origin
- New Latinframbēsia
- Englishframbesia
Learned borrowing from New Latin frambēsia. Doublet of bramberry and framboise.
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APA
frambesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frambesia
MLA
“frambesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frambesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frambesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frambesia.
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