choléra

See also: cholera and Cholera

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cholera, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra), from χολή (kholḗ). Doublet of colère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.le.ʁa/

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• Hyphenation: cho‧lé‧ra

Noun

choléra m (uncountable)

1. cholera (infectious disease)

Derived terms

• cholérique
• entre la peste et le choléra

Descendants

• → Turkish: kolera

Further reading

• “choléra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• chorale