Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kah-lah-ah-zahr, kah-luh-az-er]
- /ˌkɑ lɑ ɑˈzɑr, ˌkɑ ləˈæz ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kah-lah-ah-zahr, kah-luh-az-er]
- /ˌkɑ lɑ ɑˈzɑr, ˌkɑ ləˈæz ər/
Definitions of kala-azar word
- noun kala-azar a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani. 1
- noun kala-azar a tropical infectious disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani in the liver, spleen, etc, characterized by fever and weight loss; visceral leishmaniasis 0
- noun kala-azar an infectious disease, a type of leishmaniasis, that occurs in subtropical or tropical areas, caused by a protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani) transmitted by sand flies (esp. genus Phlebotomus), and characterized by an enlarged spleen and liver, irregular fever, anemia, etc. 0
- noun kala-azar Alternative spelling of kala azar. 0
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Origin of kala-azar
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Hindi, equivalent to kālā black + Persian āzār disease
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Parts of speech for Kala-azar
noun
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adverb
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kala-azar popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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