ciguatera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.
Noun[edit]
ciguatera (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateras)
- A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
- 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 7, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
- While you've probably never heard of ciguatera toxin, it's the most common form of fish poisoning and creates a health problem for any population that routinely consumes tropical reef species.
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɡwaˈteɾa/ [θi.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɡwaˈteɾa/ [si.ɣ̞waˈt̪e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ci‧gua‧te‧ra
Noun[edit]
ciguatera f (plural ciguateras)
Further reading[edit]
- “ciguatera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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