Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cauma

/ˈkaʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cau-ma
IPA: /ˈkaʊmə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cauma, καῦμα

Rhymes With

trauma

Questions

How do you pronounce cauma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊmə/.
What does cauma mean?: Great heat, as of the body in fever.
Where does cauma come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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