calenture
English
noun
Definitions
- A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
- A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French calenture derived from Spanish, Castilian calentura.
Origin
Spanish
calentura
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calentured English
- calentar Spanish, Castilian
- calentura Spanish, Castilian
- kalentura Cebuano
- calenture Middle French