dissenteria

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”). See also Old French dissenterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.sen.teˈri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: dis‧sen‧te‧rì‧a

Noun

dissenteria f (plural dissenterie)

1. (pathology) dysentery