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yaws
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[jɔːz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a contagious disease of tropical countries, caused by a bacterium that enters skin abrasions and gives rise to small crusted lesions which may develop into deep ulcers
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Origin
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late 17th century: probably from Carib yaya, from an indigenous South American language
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