cholera

Questions about cholera

What does cholera mean?

cholera means "an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food".

How many syllables are in cholera?

cholera has 3 syllables: cho-le-ra. The stress falls on "cho". In IPA it is /ˈkɑlɚə/.

What is another word for cholera?

Close synonyms include Asiatic cholera, Indian cholera, epidemic cholera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cholera a common word?

cholera is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.