noun
Meaning 1
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
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Standard Lemma guide
calenture
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noun
Meaning 2
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
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History
Etymology
From Middle French calenture, from Spanish calentura.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Galician: fervón — heat stroke or fever
- Ido: kalenturo — heat stroke or fever
- Spanish: calentura — heat stroke or fever