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/ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/
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/ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔːf/
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/ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
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/ˈwʊpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
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A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pertussis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease, respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder
From whooping + cough, from the characteristic-sounding cough that is a major symptom.
Across languages
Translations 87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
سُعَال دِيكِيّ
(suʕāl dīkiyy)
— a contagious disease
Armenian :
կապույտ հազ
(kapuyt haz)
— a contagious disease
Basque :
kukutxeztul
— a contagious disease
Belarusian :
ко́клюш
(kókljuš)
— a contagious disease
Belarusian :
ко́хлік
(kóxlik)
— a contagious disease
Bulgarian :
ко́клюш
(kókljuš)
— a contagious disease
Bulgarian :
магарешка кашлица
(magareška kašlica)
— a contagious disease
Catalan :
tos ferina
— a contagious disease
Chinese Cantonese :
百日咳
(baak3 jat6 kat1)
— a contagious disease
Hakka Chinese :
百日嗽
(pak-ngit-chhu̍k)
— a contagious disease
Chinese :
百日嗽
(zh-min-nan)
— a contagious disease
Chinese Mandarin :
百日咳
(bǎirìké)
— a contagious disease
Cornish :
pas garm
— a contagious disease
Crimean Tatar :
boğma öksürik
— a contagious disease
Czech :
černý kašel
— a contagious disease
Danish :
kighoste
— a contagious disease
Dutch :
kinkhoest
— a contagious disease
Esperanto :
kokluŝo
— a contagious disease
Finnish :
hinkuyskä
— a contagious disease
French :
coqueluche
— a contagious disease
Georgian :
ყივანახველა
(q̇ivanaxvela)
— a contagious disease
German :
Keuchhusten
— a contagious disease
Greek :
κοκκύτης
(kokkýtis)
— a contagious disease
Gujarati :
ઉટાંટિયું
(uṭā̃ṭiyũ)
— a contagious disease
Hindi :
कुक्कुर खाँसी
(kukkur khā̃sī)
— a contagious disease
Hindi :
कुक्कुर खांसी
(kukkur khānsī)
— a contagious disease
Hungarian :
szamárköhögés
— a contagious disease
Icelandic :
kíghósti
— a contagious disease
Irish :
triuch
— a contagious disease
Italian :
tosse canina
— a contagious disease
Italian :
pertosse
— a contagious disease
Japanese :
百日咳
— a contagious disease
Kazakh :
көкжөтел
(kökjötel)
— a contagious disease
Korean :
백일해
(baegilhae)
— a contagious disease
Lithuanian :
kokliušas
— a contagious disease
Macedonian :
голема кашлица
(golema kašlica)
— a contagious disease
Malay :
batuk kokol
— a contagious disease
Māori :
mare tekekō
— a contagious disease
Māori :
mare heihei
— a contagious disease
Māori :
mate mare motu
— a contagious disease
Mongolian :
хөхүүл ханиад
(xöxüül xaniad)
— a contagious disease
Mongolian :
зуун хоногийн ханиад
(zuun xonogiin xaniad)
— a contagious disease
Mongolian :
ᠬᠥᠬᠥᠬᠥᠯ ᠬᠠᠨᠢᠶᠠᠳᠤ
(kökököl qaniyadu)
— a contagious disease
Mongolian :
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠨᠣᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠠᠨᠢᠶᠠᠳᠤ
(ǰaɣun konoɣ-ün qaniyadu)
— a contagious disease
Norman :
coqueluche
— a contagious disease
Norwegian Bokmål :
kikhoste
— a contagious disease
Norwegian Nynorsk :
kikhoste
— a contagious disease
Pannonian Rusyn :
маґарчи кашель
(magarči kašelʹ)
— a contagious disease
Pannonian Rusyn :
вельки кашель
(velʹki kašelʹ)
— a contagious disease
Persian :
سیاهسرفه
(siyâh-sorfe)
— a contagious disease
Polish :
krztusiec
— a contagious disease
Polish :
koklusz
— a contagious disease
Portuguese :
coqueluche
— a contagious disease
Portuguese :
pertússis
— a contagious disease
Portuguese :
tosse convulsa
— a contagious disease
Romanian :
tuse convulsivă
— a contagious disease
Romanian :
tuse măgărească
— a contagious disease
Russian :
коклю́ш
(kokljúš)
— a contagious disease
Russian :
ко́клюш
(kókljuš)
— a contagious disease
Russian :
су́дорожный ка́шель
(súdorožnyj kášelʹ)
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
вѐликӣ ка̏шаљ
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
магарѐћӣ ка̏шаљ
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
хри̏павац
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
ри́кавац
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
перту́сис
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
vèlikī kȁšalj
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
magarèćī kȁšalj
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
hrȉpavac
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
ríkavac
— a contagious disease
Serbo-Croatian :
pertúsis
— a contagious disease
Slovak :
čierny kašeľ
— a contagious disease
Spanish :
tosferina
— a contagious disease
Spanish :
tos convulsiva
— a contagious disease
Spanish :
coqueluche
— a contagious disease
Spanish :
pertusis
— a contagious disease
Swahili :
kifaduro
— a contagious disease
Swedish :
kikhosta
— a contagious disease
Tagalog :
ubong-dalahit
— a contagious disease
Tagalog :
tosperina
— a contagious disease
Telugu :
కోరింతదగ్గు
(kōrintadaggu)
— a contagious disease
Tewa :
kwowatay
— a contagious disease
Thai :
ไอกรน
(ai-gron)
— a contagious disease
Turkish :
boğmaca
— a contagious disease
Ukrainian :
ко́клю́ш
(kókljúš)
— a contagious disease
Ukrainian :
кашлю́к
(kašljúk)
— a contagious disease
Vietnamese :
ho gà
— a contagious disease
Welsh :
y pâs
— a contagious disease
