ciguatera
English
Etymology
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Noun
ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)
- A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
Spanish
Noun
ciguatera f (plural ciguateras)
- ciguatera
Further reading
- “ciguatera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014