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miliaria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɪliˈɛəɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌmɪliˈɛɹi.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prickly heat, heat rash

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ঘামচি (ghamosi) — rash
  • Azerbaijani: istilik səpkisi — rash
  • Bengali: ঘামাচি (ghamaci) — rash
  • Burmese: မိတ် (mit) — rash
  • Chechen: хьара (ḥrara) — rash
  • Chinese Cantonese: 熱痱 /热痱 (jit6 fai2) — rash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 痱子 (fèizi) — rash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅色粟粒疹 /红色粟粒疹 (hóngsèsùlìzhěn) — rash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱痱 /热痱 (rèfèi) — rash
  • Finnish: hikirakkulatauti — rash
  • French: miliaire — rash
  • German: Miliaria — rash
  • German: Schweißfrieseln — rash
  • Japanese: 汗疹 — rash
  • Polish: potówka — rash
  • Russian: потни́ца (potníca) — rash
  • Russian: милиари́я (miliaríja) — rash
  • Tagalog: bungang-araw — rash
  • Tagalog: bungang-init — rash