/ θrʌʃ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a bird with a brown back and brown spots on its chest :
a song thrush
2.
[ U ] an infectious disease that affects the mouth and throat
3.
[ U ] ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈyeast infection ) an infectious disease that affects the vagina
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 Old English thrysce , of Germanic origin.
senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: origin uncertain; possibly related to Swedish torsk and Danish troske .