cauma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaʊmə/

Word forms

cauma

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cauma (“heat”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”). Probably a doublet of calm.

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