aftosa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aftosa
1900–05; < Spanish (fiebre) aftosa aphthous (fever) ( def. )
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The bulls brought the dread aftosa, or foot-&-mouth disease.
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Congress shoved through bills for veterinary help in stamping out Mexico's aftosa, Mexicans awaited the man who would have to take action.
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"None of our problems," he warned, "can compare in gravity with the spread of aftosa among the cattle."
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Then the cow got aftosa: Pedro's daughter became sad, skinny and barefoot.
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For two hours the President recounted the happy details of Mexico's new prosperity: production and employment up, aftosa finally defeated, agriculture thriving.
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