HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cholera
/ˈkɑləɹə/
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KAH-ler-uh: ch sounds like k.
The first vowel takes the main stress. The final two syllables are light, with an r sound connecting the last vowel to the one before it.
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“The museum displayed a historical map of the cholera outbreak.”
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noun
- Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑləɹə/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Bruneseau had given the impulse, but the cholera was required to bring about the vast reconstruction which took place later on.
She heard neither voices nor footsteps, and wondered if everybody had got well of the cholera and all the trouble was over.
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The waters of Tolly Gunge had done their work, and cholera had broken out during the night amongst the densely packed pilgrims.
An excellent short historic sketch of the epidemics of the cholera observed beyond the borders of India has been given by Rohe.