CALENTURE


Meaning of CALENTURE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ka-l ə n- ˌ chu ̇ r

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish calentura, from calentar to heat, from Latin calent-, calens, present participle of cal ē re to be warm ― more at LEE

Date: 1582

: a fever formerly supposed to affect sailors in the tropics

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