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smallpox in Malay

cacar

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks//ˈsmɔlpɑks/

smallpox in Malay: cacar. In English, smallpox means an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Malay words for smallpox

disease
cacar

English meaning of smallpox

  1. noun An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Full definition of smallpox

smallpox in a sentence

  • The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

Synonyms of smallpox

smallpox in other languages

Questions about smallpox in Malay

What is the meaning of smallpox in Malay?
Smallpox in Malay is cacar.
Apakah maksud smallpox dalam bahasa Melayu?
Smallpox: cacar.
What does smallpox mean in English?
Smallpox means an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: smallpox (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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