nanukayami fever

noun

leptospirosis

OriginJapanese 七日熱 →
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Meanings

nounnanukayami fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineleptospirosis

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
leptospirosis

Origin

  1. Japanese七日熱“7-day fever”
  2. Englishnanukayami fever

Borrowed from Japanese 七日熱 (nanukayami, “7-day fever”), from 七日(なぬか) (nanuka) + 病(や)み (yami).

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APA

nanukayami fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanukayami%20fever

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“nanukayami fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanukayami%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanukayami fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanukayami%20fever.

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