noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
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CMU ARPABET:SH IH1 NG G AH0 L Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: herpes zoster
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of shingle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: herpes zoster, zoster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herpes
History
Etymology
From Latin cingulus, variant of cingulum (“girdle”), translating Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē), ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).
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Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
