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nanukayami fever

nanukayami fever noun: leptospirosis.

Noun

nanukayami fever (uncountable)

  1. leptospirosis

Origin of nanukayami fever

Borrowed from Japanese 七日熱 (nanukayami, “7-day fever”), from 七日(なぬか) (nanuka) + 病(や)み (yami).

Questions about nanukayami fever

What does nanukayami fever mean?
Nanukayami fever means leptospirosis.
What part of speech is nanukayami fever?
Nanukayami fever is a noun.

Words near nanukayami fever in the dictionary

  1. Nantzu
  2. nanu-nanu
  3. nanua
  4. Nanubae
  5. Nanuet
  6. nanukayami fever
  7. Nanumea
  8. Nanumean
  9. Nanumeans
  10. Nanxun
  11. Nanyang

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