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locura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
locu-ra
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish loco Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Classical Latin -tūra Latin -ūra Spanish -ura Spanish locurabor. English locura Borrowed from Spanish locura (“madness”).

Usage

Questions

What does locura mean?
A Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.
Where does locura come from?
Etymology tree Spanish loco Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Classical Latin -tūra Latin -ūra Spanish -ura Spanish locurabor. English locura Borrowed from Spanish locura (“madness”).

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