tosferina

See also: tos ferina

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tos (“cough”) + ferina, feminine of ferino (“wild”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tosfeˈɾina/ [t̪os.feˈɾi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: tos‧fe‧ri‧na

Noun

tosferina f (plural tosferinas)

  1. whooping cough
    Synonyms: pertusis, tos convulsa, coqueluche

Further reading

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