Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
kala-azar is a noun meaning "leishmaniasis of the viscera". It carries one recorded sense.
leishmaniasis of the viscera
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for kala-azar come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.