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whooping cough en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ (General-American)
• /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔːf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwʊpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From whooping + cough, from the characteristic-sounding cough that is a major symptom.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Synonyms

pertussis · chink cough · chin cough

Translations (87)

kk көкжөтел (a contagious disease) · crh boğma öksürik (a contagious disease) · tr boğmaca (a contagious disease) · pl koklusz (a contagious disease) · ga triuch (a contagious disease) · hak 百日嗽 (a contagious disease) · pl krztusiec (a contagious disease) · ka ყივანახველა (a contagious disease) · pt pertússis (a contagious disease) · es coqueluche (a contagious disease) · sh хри̏павац (a contagious disease) · vi ho gà (a contagious disease) · nn kikhoste (a contagious disease) · tew kwowatay (a contagious disease) · pt tosse convulsa (a contagious disease) · hi कुक्कुर खांसी (a contagious disease) · mn ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠨᠣᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠠᠨᠢᠶᠠᠳᠤ (a contagious disease) · cs černý kašel (a contagious disease) · ru ко́клюш (a contagious disease) · fi hinkuyskä (a contagious disease) · sh вѐликӣ ка̏шаљ (a contagious disease) · kw pas garm (a contagious disease) · mn зуун хоногийн ханиад (a contagious disease) · bg магарешка кашлица (a contagious disease) · ar سُعَال دِيكِيّ (a contagious disease) · de Keuchhusten (a contagious disease) · es tos convulsiva (a contagious disease) · be ко́клюш (a contagious disease) · uk ко́клю́ш (a contagious disease) · lt kokliušas (a contagious disease) · ms batuk kokol (a contagious disease) · ko 백일해 (a contagious disease) · es tosferina (a contagious disease) · nb kikhoste (a contagious disease) · sh перту́сис (a contagious disease) · uk кашлю́к (a contagious disease) · sh magarèćī kȁšalj (a contagious disease) · hy կապույտ հազ (a contagious disease) · pt coqueluche (a contagious disease) · mn хөхүүл ханиад (a contagious disease) · is kíghósti (a contagious disease) · es pertusis (a contagious disease) · ja 百日咳 (a contagious disease) · nan-hbl 百日嗽 (a contagious disease) · mi mare tekekō (a contagious disease) · yue 百日咳 (a contagious disease) · el κοκκύτης (a contagious disease) · be ко́хлік (a contagious disease) · mi mare heihei (a contagious disease) · mk голема кашлица (a contagious disease) · ro tuse măgărească (a contagious disease) · nrf coqueluche (a contagious disease) · mn ᠬᠥᠬᠥᠬᠥᠯ ᠬᠠᠨᠢᠶᠠᠳᠤ (a contagious disease) · da kighoste (a contagious disease) · sv kikhosta (a contagious disease) · hi कुक्कुर खाँसी (a contagious disease) · fr coqueluche (a contagious disease) · bg ко́клюш (a contagious disease) · rsk вельки кашель (a contagious disease) · eu kukutxeztul (a contagious disease) · sh hrȉpavac (a contagious disease) · cy y pâs (a contagious disease) · tl ubong-dalahit (a contagious disease) · tl tosperina (a contagious disease) · sh pertúsis (a contagious disease) · sh ríkavac (a contagious disease) · th ไอกรน (a contagious disease) · sh vèlikī kȁšalj (a contagious disease) · nl kinkhoest (a contagious disease) · ru су́дорожный ка́шель (a contagious disease) · cmn 百日咳 (a contagious disease) · ru коклю́ш (a contagious disease) · fa سیاهسرفه (a contagious disease) · sh магарѐћӣ ка̏шаљ (a contagious disease) · sw kifaduro (a contagious disease) · eo kokluŝo (a contagious disease) · te కోరింతదగ్గు (a contagious disease) · sh ри́кавац (a contagious disease) · mi mate mare motu (a contagious disease) · rsk маґарчи кашель (a contagious disease) · ca tos ferina (a contagious disease) · hu szamárköhögés (a contagious disease) · sk čierny kašeľ (a contagious disease) · gu ઉટાંટિયું (a contagious disease) · it pertosse (a contagious disease) · it tosse canina (a contagious disease) · ro tuse convulsivă (a contagious disease)