Meaning
cholera
- An acute, often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine.
In a sentence
I medici stanno combattendo per fermare l'epidemia di colera.
Doctors are fighting to stop the cholera epidemic.
Nel diciannovesimo secolo il colera causò migliaia di vittime in Europa.
In the nineteenth century cholera caused thousands of deaths in Europe.
L'accesso all'acqua potabile è fondamentale per prevenire il colera.
Access to clean drinking water is essential to prevent cholera.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| colera | masculine · singular |
| colera | masculine · plural |
| colera | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Typically masculine in modern standard Italian ('il colera').
- Do not confuse with 'collera' (spelled with double 'l'), which means 'anger' or 'wrath'.