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noun
The primary lesion caused by yaws, typically surrounded by other, smaller lesions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, no-plural, obsolete
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Synonyms: mamma-yaw, master yaw, mother-yaw
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of mama + pian. Compare Spanish mama-pian, French mamanpian, mère des pians. First attested in 1822.
