cholera
Syllables: chol·e·raUK/ˈkɒləɹə//ˈkɑləɹə/
cholera noun: any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
Noun
cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)
- Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
- 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'1895, H. G. Wells, The Stolen Bacillus
- At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, in Railway Magazine, pages 61–62
cholera meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cholera in Hindi
- infectious disease
- कॉलरा kŏlrā, हैज़ा haizā
cholera in Tamil
- காலரா, வாந்திபேதி நோய்
cholera in Marathi
- कॉलरा, पटकीचा
cholera in Urdu
- infectious disease
- ہیضہ haizā
More languagesFewer languages
- cholera in Bengali
- ওলাউঠা রোগ, কলেরা
- cholera in Telugu
- కలరా
- cholera in Malayalam
- കോളറ kōḷaṟa, ഛർദ്യാതിസാരം chaṟdyātisāraṁ, വിഷൂചിക viṣūcika
- cholera in Kannada
- ಕಾಲರಾ
- cholera in Punjabi
- ਹੈਜ਼ਾ, ਹੈਜਾ
- cholera in Gujarati
- કોગળિયું kogaḷiyũ
- cholera in Odia
- ପୋଖରୀ pokhari
- cholera in Nepali
- हैजा, कोलेरा
- cholera in Tagalog
- kolera
- cholera in Arabic
- كُولِيرَا kōlīrā, هَيْضَة hayḍa
- cholera in Malay
- penyakit taun
- cholera in Persian
- وبا vabâ
- cholera in Thai
- อหิวาต์ à-hì-waa
- cholera in Myanmar
- ဝမ်းရောဂါ wam:rau:ga, ကာလဝမ်း kala.wam:
Forms of cholera
| plural | choleras |
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Origin of cholera
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.
Words formed from cholera
- anticholera
- Asiatic cholera
- British cholera
- chicken cholera
- cholera horn
- choleraic
- cholera infantum
- choleralike
- cholera morbus
- choleriform
- cholerigenous
- cholerization
- cholerized
- choleroid
- English cholera
- epidemic cholera
- fowl cholera
- hog cholera
- Indian cholera
- noncholera
Phrases with cholera
Questions about cholera
- What does cholera mean?
- Cholera means any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
- What is cholera in Hindi?
- Cholera in Hindi is कॉलरा (kŏlrā), हैज़ा (haizā). See Cholera meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cholera?
- Cholera is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cholera?
- Cholera is pronounced /ˈkɒləɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cholera?
- The plural of cholera is choleras.
Words near cholera in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cholera (page history and authors); cholera (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cholera (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholera (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cholera (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholera (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholera (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ପୋଖରୀ (Odia) (page history and authors); cholera (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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