ciguatera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.

Noun

ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)

1. A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
   • 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:

     While you've probably never heard of ciguatera toxin, it's the most common form of fish poisoning and creates a health problem for any population that routinely consumes tropical reef species.

Related terms

• ciguatoxic
• ciguatoxin

Spanish

Etymology

ciguato +‎ -era

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɡwaˈteɾa/ [θi.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siɡwaˈteɾa/ [si.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ci‧gua‧te‧ra

Noun

ciguatera f (plural ciguateras)

1. ciguatera

Further reading

• “ciguatera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014