variz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin varix.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾiʃ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾiʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: va‧riz

Noun

variz f (plural varizes)

1. (pathology) varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)

Related terms

• varicoso

Spanish

Alternative forms

• várice, varice

Etymology

From Latin varix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /baˈɾiθ/ [baˈɾiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /baˈɾis/ [baˈɾis]
• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: va‧riz

Noun

variz f (plural varices)

1. (pathology) varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)

Related terms

• varicele
• varicoso

 

Further reading

• “variz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28