French pox

English

Etymology

From French +‎ pox; attested from the 16th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɹɛnt͡ʃ pɑks/

Noun

French pox (uncountable)

(archaic) syphilis

Translations

syphilis

French: gale de Naples (fr) f (France), mal de Naples (fr) m (France), mal italien (fr) m (France), mal napolitain (fr) m (France), mal français (fr) m (England, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain), mal espagnol m (Netherlands, Portugal), mal des Anglais (fr) m (Scotland), rash de Canton m (Japan), ulcère chinois m (Japan)

See also

morbus gallicus

References

“French pox, n.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed., September 2009)