noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Yaws. archaic, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

yaws

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese piã, Spanish pian, or French pian, said to be from a Tupi-Guarani word.

Related phrases

mama-pian

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