dengue
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dengue
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/ UK
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/ US
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡeɪ/ US
- /ˈd̪ɛŋ.ɡɛ/ Philippines
Rhymes with -ɛŋɡi, (General American) -ɛŋɡeɪ
Where it comes from
From West Indian Spanish dengue in 1828, from the Kiswahili term dinga (in full kidingapopo or kidinga pepo, "a kind of sudden cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit", dinga itself meaning sudden cramp-like seizure). The borrowed term changed to dengue in Spanish due to this word existing in Spanish with the meaning "fastidiousness" and the folk etymology referring to the dislike of movement by affected patients of chikungunya which was also reffered to as dengue until the first half of the 20th century.
noun dengues
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An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
Similar: breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever
Translations
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noun disease
| Español | dengue |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | デング熱 dengu-netsu, デンゲ熱 denge-netsu |
| 中文 | 登革 dēnggé |
| हिन्दी | डंगू ḍaṅgū, डैंगू ḍaiṅgū, डैङ्गू ḍaiṅgū, डैंगू फीवर ḍaiṅgū phīvar, डंगूज्वर ḍaṅgūjvar, डंगू ज्वर ḍaṅgū jvar |
| Kiswahili | kidingapopo |
| Português | dengue |
| Français | dengue |
| Deutsch | Denguefieber |
| Ελληνικά | δάγγειος πυρετός dángeios pyretós |
| Tiếng Việt | sốt xuất huyết Dingue |
Talk about this word "dengue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dengue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dengue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dengue "dengue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dengue.Cite this
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title = {dengue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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