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scalma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scal-ma
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.

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What does scalma mean?
A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.
Where does scalma come from?
It is traced to Old High German.

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