You can make 49 words from dengue according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
Definitions and meaning of dengue
dengue
Etymology
From West Indian Spanishdengue in 1828, from the Kiswahili term dinga (in full kidingapopo, "disease caused by an evil spirit"). The borrowed term changed to dengue in Spanish due to this word existing in Spanish with the meaning "fastidiousness" and the folk etymology referring to the dislike of movement by affected patients.
Pronunciation
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡi/, /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡi/
(India) IPA(key): /ˈɖɛŋɡi/, /ˈɖɛŋɡu/
(Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈɖɛŋɡɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛŋɡi, (General American)-ɛŋɡeɪ
Noun
dengue (usually uncountable, pluraldengues)
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
Synonyms
breakbone fever
dandy fever
dengue fever
Derived terms
dengue hemorrhagic fever
dengue shock syndrome
Translations
References
Further reading
dengue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
unedge
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishdengue or indirectly via Frenchdengue (itself from Spanish), probably from Swahilidinga.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋ.ɡeː/, /ˈdɛŋ.ɡə/
Hyphenation: den‧gue
Noun
denguef (uncountable)
(medicine, jargon)dengue, febrile disease caused by the Dengue virus[from late 19th c.]
Synonym:knokkelkoorts
Descendants
→ Indonesian: dengue
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɛ̃ɡ/
Homophones: dingue, dingues
Noun
denguef (pluraldengues)
(pathology) dengue
Further reading
“dengue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
duègne
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Attested since 1840.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈdɛŋɡɪ], (NW)[ˈdɛŋkɪ]
Noun
denguem (pluraldengues)
(clothing) kind of cape which, worn as a jacket, is part of the traditional women's attire of Galicia and Asturias
References
“dengue” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“dengue” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“dengue” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutchdengue, from Spanishdengue or indirectly via Frenchdengue (itself from Spanish), probably from Swahilidinga(“sudden attack, seizure”).
Pronunciation
(standard, irregular) IPA(key): [ˈdeŋɡe](as if spelled dénggé)
(medicine, pathology)dengue: an acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
Alternative forms
dénggé
dénggi(Standard Malay)
Further reading
“dengue” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanishdengue.
Noun
denguef (pluraldengues)
(pathology)dengue(disease)
Etymology 2
Noun
denguem (pluraldengues)
tantrum
Derived terms
dengo
denguice
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdenɡe/[ˈd̪ẽŋ.ɡe]
Rhymes: -enɡe
Syllabification: den‧gue
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly from Swahilidinga(“sudden attack, seizure”).
Noun
denguem (pluraldengues)
dengue(disease)
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Noun
denguem (pluraldengues)
playacting (overdramatic behaviour)
Further reading
“dengue”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014