# vitiligo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #64,109

## Definitions
1. The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
2. Alphos, a form of leprosy.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vitiligo