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Yes. The word cholera is a Scrabble US word. The word cholera is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is cholera a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cholera is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (3 found)

CHOLERA,CHORALE,CHOREAL,

6-letter words (10 found)

CHOLER,CHORAL,CHOREA,COALER,LORCHA,OCHREA,ORACHE,ORACLE,ORCHEL,RECOAL,

5-letter words (27 found)

CARLE,CAROL,CEORL,CHARE,CHELA,CHOLA,CHORE,CLARO,CLEAR,CORAL,HALER,HAOLE,HORAL,LACER,LARCH,LEACH,LOACH,LOCHE,OCHER,OCHRE,OCREA,ORACH,RACHE,REACH,REALO,RECAL,ROACH,

4-letter words (64 found)

ACER,ACHE,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,ALCO,ALEC,ALOE,ARCH,ARCO,ARLE,CALO,CARE,CARL,CERO,CHAL,CHAO,CHAR,CHER,COAL,COLA,COLE,CORE,EACH,EARL,ECHO,EORL,HALE,HALO,HARE,HARL,HARO,HEAL,HEAR,HELO,HERL,HERO,HOAR,HOER,HOLE,HORA,HORE,LACE,LAER,LARE,LEAR,LECH,LEHR,LOCA,LOCH,LORE,OCHE,OLEA,ORAL,ORCA,ORLE,RACE,RACH,RALE,REAL,RHEA,ROCH,ROHE,ROLE,

3-letter words (41 found)

ACE,ACH,ALE,ARC,ARE,CAL,CAR,CEL,CHA,CHE,COL,COR,EAR,ECH,ECO,ERA,HAE,HAO,HER,HOA,HOC,HOE,LAC,LAH,LAR,LEA,LOR,OAR,OCA,OCH,OLE,ORA,ORC,ORE,RAH,REC,REH,REO,RHO,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AH,AL,AR,CH,EA,EH,EL,ER,HA,HE,HO,LA,LO,OE,OH,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 164 words from cholera according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cholera

cholera

Etymology

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒləɹə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑləɹə/
  • Hyphenation: chol‧e‧ra

Noun

cholera (countable and uncountable, plural choleras)

  1. (pathology) 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.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • choler

Translations

See also

  • gastroenteritis

Anagrams

  • Laroche, achelor, chorale, choreal

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cholera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxolɛra]
  • Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra

Noun

cholera f

  1. cholera

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • cholera in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • cholera in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • cholera in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.ləˌraː/
  • Hyphenation: cho‧le‧ra

Noun

cholera f or m (uncountable)

  1. cholera

Usage notes

  • Cholera is the neutral name for the disease. The older terms "kolere" and "klere" are now considered vulgar or offensive.

Related terms

  • klere
  • kolere

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: kólera

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰo.le.ra/, [ˈkʰɔɫ̪ɛrä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.le.ra/, [ˈkɔːlerä]

Noun

cholera f (genitive cholerae); first declension

  1. cholera

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Catalan: còlera
  • English: cholera
  • French: colère, choléra
  • Italian: collera
  • Russian: холе́ра (xoléra)
  • Sicilian: còlira
  • Spanish: cólera

References

  • “cholera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cholera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • cholera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρᾰ (kholéra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔˈlɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: cho‧le‧ra

Noun

cholera f

  1. (pathology) cholera
  2. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) pest, nuisance (irritating person)
    Jesteś cholerą! ― You're a bastard!

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Related terms

Interjection

cholera

  1. (mildly vulgar) damn!

Further reading

  • cholera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cholera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔlɛra/

Noun

cholera f (genitive singular cholery, nominative plural cholery, genitive plural cholier, declension pattern of žena)

  1. cholera

Declension

Derived terms

  • cholerový

Further reading

  • “cholera”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Noun

cholera f (plural choleras)

  1. female equivalent of cholero

Source: wiktionary.org