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/
choléra (file) - Hyphenation: cho‧lé‧ra
Noun
choléra m (uncountable)
- 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