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varus

Pronunciation: [ˈwaː.rʊs]

“varus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bent in
  2. knock-kneed
  3. different, diverse

noun

  1. pimple, pustule, particularly on the face

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wāros, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-ro-s, from *h₁weh₂- (“separate”), with sense development "separated" > "opened" > "with the legs opened" > "bent-in legs". May be cognate with varius (“variegated in color”).

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