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delhi belly

/dɛli bɛli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
del-hi -bel-ly
IPA
/dɛli bɛli/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.

Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with belly.

Usage

Phrases

Montezuma's revenge traveller's diarrhoea

Frequently Paired Words

Montezuma's revenge traveller's diarrhoea

Synonyms

Bali belly

Questions

How do you pronounce delhi belly?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛli bɛli/.
What does delhi belly mean?
Digestive illness or diarrhea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.
Where does delhi belly come from?
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travellers to India; the city of Delhi was doubtless chosen for the rhyme with belly.

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