Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angina

/ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: angi-na
IPA: /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂enǵʰ-, angina

Usage

Inflected Forms

anginas (plural)

Derived Forms

anginal anginalike anginiform anginoid anginous antiangina antianginal atenolol nonanginal postanginal

Phrases

angina Ludovici angina pectoris angina rheumatica angina tonsillaris herpes angina Ludwig's angina pectoral angina Plaut-Vincent angina

Synonyms

angina pectoris

Rhymes With

china carolina vagina medina dinah indochina fina karolina kalina jasmina krajina myna

Questions

How do you pronounce angina?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/.
What does angina mean?: Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
Where does angina come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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