cholera

Etymology

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒləɹə/

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• Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra

Noun

cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)

1. (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
   • 1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus

     'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'

See also

• gastroenteritis

Anagrams

• Laroche, achelor, chorale, choreal

Noun

cholera f

1. cholera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoː.lə.ˌraː/

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Noun

cholera f, m (uncountable)

1. cholera

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰo.le.ra/, [ˈkʰɔ.ɫɛ.ra]

Noun

cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension

1. cholera

References

• cholera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈlɛ.ra/

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Noun

cholera f

1. cholera

Interjection

cholera!

1. damn!

Etymology

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔlɛra/

Noun

cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)

1. cholera

Further reading

• cholera in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk