malaria
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malaria
- /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/
Rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (“bad”) and aria (“air”). Introduced into English by the Scottish geologist John MacCulloch (1773–1835). Displaced native Old English unlyft (literally “bad air”).
noun malarias
- A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
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Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.
The doctor had his hands full, as the air was so impregnated with malaria that men who had only landed some twenty-four hours were laid low with this extraordinarily violent type of fever.
Similar: miasma
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: falciparum, vivax, cholera, dysentery, antimalarial, tertian, disease, marsh, wetland, illness, sickness, lari, ovale, typho, paludism, plasmodiasis
Translations
Every language
noun disease
| Español | paludismo, malaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말라리아 mallaria, 학질 hakjil |
| 日本語 | マラリア mararia |
| 中文 | 瘧疾 /疟疾 nüèji |
| हिन्दी | मलेरिया maleriyā, सविराम ज्वर savirām jvar |
| Kiswahili | malaria |
| Português | malária, maleita, paludismo |
| Français | paludisme, malaria |
| Deutsch | Malaria |
| Ελληνικά | ελονοσία elonosía |
| Română | malarie |
| Русский | маляри́я maljaríja |
| Tiếng Việt | sốt rét, bệnh sốt rét |
| العربية | مَلَارِيَا malāriyā |
| עברית | מָלַרְיָה malárya |
Talk about this word "malaria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malaria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malaria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malaria "malaria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malaria.Cite this
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title = {malaria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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