IMPETIGO Meaning of IMPETIGO in English [ ˌɪmpɪ'tʌɪgəʊ ]■ noun a contagious bacterial skin infection forming pustules and yellow crusty sores.OriginME: from L., from impetere 'to attack'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004