variz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin varix.

Pronunciation

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

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

Hyphenation: va‧riz

Noun

variz f (plural varizes)

(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) /baˈɾis/ [baˈɾis]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: va‧riz

Noun

variz f (plural varices)

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

Related terms

varicele
varicoso

Further reading

“variz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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