calenture
[ kal-uh n-cher, -choo r ]
/ ˈkæl ən tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /
noun
Pathology.
a violent fever with delirium, affecting persons in the tropics.
Origin of calenture
1585–95; earlier
calentura < Spanish: fever, equivalent to
calent(ar) to heat (< Latin
calent-, stem of
calēns, present participle of
calēre to be hot) +
-ura
-ure
OTHER WORDS FROM calenture
cal·en·tu·ral, cal·en·tu·rish, adjectiveWords nearby calenture
calendar year,
calendarize,
calender,
calends,
calendula,
calenture,
calesa,
calescent,
calexico,
calf,
calf bone
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British Dictionary definitions for calenture
calenture
/ (ˈkælənˌtjʊə) /
noun
a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
Word Origin for calenture
C16: from Spanish
calentura fever, ultimately from Latin
calēre to be warm