frambesia

Meanings

Noun

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
Yaws, the disease.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin frambēsia. Doublet of bramberry and framboise.

Synonyms

Scrabble Score: 16

frambesia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frambesia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frambesia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

frambesia is a valid Words With Friends word