Meanings
nounmort de chien (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableCholera.
Origin
- Portuguesemordexim
- Englishmort de chien
A fanciful French corruption ("mort de chien" = "dog's death") of Portuguese mordexim.
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APA
mort de chien. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mort%20de%20chien
MLA
“mort de chien.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mort%20de%20chien. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mort de chien,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mort%20de%20chien.
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