angino

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin angina, from angere, present active infinitive of angō (“I press together, choke, cause pain”). Doublet of angoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anˈɡino]
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• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: an‧gi‧no

Noun

angino (accusative singular anginon, plural anginoj, accusative plural anginojn)

1. (medicine) quinsy, angina (inflammatory infection of the throat commonly caused by tonsillitis)
   • Jurij Finkel (translator), Mi responsas pri ĉio (Я отвечаю за всё) by Yuri German, Chapter 12,

     Al li oni raportis, ke majoro havas anginon kun tre alta temperaturo, ĉirkaŭ kvardek gradoj.

     It was reported to him that the major had quinsy with a very high temperature, around forty degrees.

Derived terms

• brustangino (“angina pectoris”)

Related terms

• tonsilito (“tonsillitis”)