dengue
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡi/, /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡi/
Noun
dengue (usually uncountable, plural dengues)
- An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dengue hemorrhagic fever
- dengue shock syndrome
Translations
disease
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
dengue f (plural dengues)
Further reading
- “dengue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Noun
dengue f (plural dengues)
Etymology 2
Noun
dengue m (plural dengues)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly from Swahili dinga (“sudden attack, seizure”).
Noun
dengue m (plural dengues)
- dengue (disease)
Etymology 2
Noun
dengue m (plural dengues)
- playacting (overdramatic behaviour)
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