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Meaning of bubonic plague | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski pest
Deutsch Beulenpest Pest
Español peste bubónica
Suomi paiserutto
Français peste bubonique
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi piwa ʻeleʻele
Hrvatski pest
日本語 腺ペスト
ქართული ჟამი შავი ჭირი
Kurdî pest pest
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပလိပ် ဘင်နာ
Nederlands builenpest
Português peste bubônica
Română pestă bubonică
Русский бубо́нная чума́
Српски pest
Svenska böldpest
Kiswahili tauni

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bubonocele bubs bubukle bubur ayam Bubwith Bubyr

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