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chappa

chappa noun: a painful disease characterised by subcutaneous nodules.

Noun

chappa (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A painful disease characterised by subcutaneous nodules
    • The disease called chappa by the Popo people, in the western district of the colony of Lagos, seems to me to be a specific ailment, and one which I have not seen described in any of the text-books.1901 October 15, Edward H. Read, “Chappa”, in The Journal of Tropical Medicine

Questions about chappa

What does chappa mean?
Chappa means a painful disease characterised by subcutaneous nodules.
What part of speech is chappa?
Chappa is a noun.

Words near chappa in the dictionary

  1. chapmen
  2. chapo
  3. Chapoo
  4. chapos
  5. chapp
  6. chappa
  7. chappal
  8. chappals
  9. Chappaqua
  10. Chappaquiddick
  11. Chappaquiddick Island

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