CROUP


Meaning of CROUP in English

/ kruːp; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a disease of children that makes them cough a lot and have difficulty breathing

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from dialect croup to croak , of imitative origin.

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