miliaria

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UK/ˌmɪliˈɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌmɪliˈɛɹi.ə/

noun

A rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounmiliaria (countable and uncountable, plural miliarias)

plural miliarias

  1. countableuncountableA rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.

    Synonyms: heat rash, sweat rash, prickly heat, red dog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.

More synonyms by meaning

nounobstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali ঘামাচি
  • ঘামাচি (ghamaci)rash
Chinese Cantonese 熱痱 /热痱
  • 熱痱 /热痱 (jit⁶ fai²)rash
Chinese Mandarin 痱子, 紅色粟粒疹 /红色粟粒疹
  • 痱子 (fèizi)rash
  • 紅色粟粒疹 /红色粟粒疹 (hóngsèsùlìzhěn)rash
  • 熱痱 /热痱 (rèfèi)rash
Finnish hikirakkulatauti
  • hikirakkulatautirash
French miliaire
  • miliairerash
German Miliaria, Schweißfrieseln
  • Miliariarash
  • Schweißfrieselnrash
Japanese 汗疹
  • 汗疹rash
Polish potówka
  • potówkarash
Russian потни́ца, милиари́я
  • потни́ца (potníca)rash
  • милиари́я (miliaríja)rash
Tagalog bungang-araw, bungang-init
  • bungang-arawrash
  • bungang-initrash

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

miliaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miliaria

MLA

“miliaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miliaria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miliaria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miliaria.

Source: miliaria on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.