cauma

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/ˈkaʊmə/

noun

Great heat, as of the body in fever.

OriginLatin cauma ← Ancient Greek καῦμα →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαῦμα“heat, especially of the sun”
  2. Latincauma“heat”
  3. Englishcauma

Borrowed from Latin cauma (“heat”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”). Probably a doublet of calm.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cauma

trauma
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Anagrams

Macau
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APA

cauma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauma

MLA

“cauma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cauma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cauma.

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