dengue fever
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dengue fever
- /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə/ UK
- /ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ/ US
- /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".
noun
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An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.
Similar: breakbone fever
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noun disease
| Español | dengue |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뎅기열 denggiyeol |
| 日本語 | デング熱 dengu-netsu |
| 中文 | 登革熱 /登革热 dēnggérè, 骨痛熱症 /骨痛热症 gǔtòngrèzhèng |
| Português | dengue |
| Français | dengue |
| Deutsch | Denguefieber |
| Italiano | dengue |
| Ελληνικά | δάγκειος πυρετός dágkeios pyretós |
| Русский | лихора́дка де́нге lixorádka dɛ́ngɛ |
| עברית | קַדַּחַת דָּנגִי kadákhat dangi |
Talk about this word "dengue fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dengue%20fever. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dengue fever. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dengue%20fever "dengue fever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dengue%20fever.Cite this
@misc{dengue_fever_2026,
title = {dengue fever},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dengue%20fever},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
