FRAMBESIA

yaws, frambesia, framboesia

(noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

frambesia (uncountable)

yaws, the disease

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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