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calenture

[ kal-uh n-cher, -choo r ]
/ ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /
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noun

Pathology. a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.

Words related to calenture

light, heat, force, radiance, eagerness, intensity, energy, ginger, gusto, dash, zing, brio, zip, pep, liveliness, sparkle, passion, fervor, snap, enthusiasm

Words nearby calenture

calendar year, calendarize, calender, calends, calendula, calenture, calesa, calescent, calexico, calf, calf bone

Origin of calenture

1585–95; earlier calentura < Spanish: fever, equivalent to calent(ar) to heat (< Latin calent-, stem of calēns, present participle of calēre to be hot) + -ura -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM calenture

cal·en·tu·ral, cal·en·tu·rish, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for calenture

calenture
/ (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) /

noun

a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke

Word Origin for calenture

C16: from Spanish calentura fever, ultimately from Latin calēre to be warm
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