Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of 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.

    Cholera

    холе́раxoléra

    холе́раxoléra

    an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Cholera is uncommon in Japan.

    Холера не розповсюджена в Японії. — deniko

    ruХолера не распространена в Японии. — Hellerick

    deCholera ist in Japan nicht verbreitet. — BraveSentry

  2. Tom had to get a cholera shot.

  3. Tom died from cholera.

  4. Tom died of cholera.

  5. Tom has cholera.

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Do

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.

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Forms

plural: choleras
Singularcholera
Pluralcholeras

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food:Asiatic choleraIndian choleraepidemic cholera

Word family

22 related words

See also

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