locura

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noun

A Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.

OriginSpanish locura →
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Meanings

nounlocura (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.

Origin

  1. Spanishloco
  2. Spanishlocura
  3. Englishlocura

Borrowed from Spanish locura (“madness”).

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APA

locura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locura

MLA

“locura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locura.

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