MUMPS


Meaning of MUMPS in English

/ mʌmps; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a disease, especially of children, that causes painful swellings in the neck

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from obsolete mump grimace, have a miserable expression.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.