ciguatera
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.
Noun
[edit]ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)
- A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
- 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
- While you've probably never heard of ciguatera toxin, it's the most common form of fish poisoning and creates a health problem for any population that routinely consumes tropical reef species.
Derived terms
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[edit]Spanish
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɡwaˈteɾa/ [θi.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɡwaˈteɾa/ [si.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ci‧gua‧te‧ra
Noun
[edit]ciguatera f (plural ciguateras)
Further reading
[edit]- “ciguatera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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