Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of soroche.
Cisneros suffered from sorochi, but continued manfully upwards.
1905, Clements R. Markham, “Reginald Enock's journeys in Peru”, in The Geographical Journal, volume 25, page 6273 more examples
M——, who was not very well at starting, had been attacked by the sorochi at Apo.
1861, Sir Francis Galton, Vacation tourists and notes of travel in 1860, page 215Even trained athletes who make this journey are frequently compelled to return by special train on account of attacks of sorochi, or mountain sickness, which affects the heart
1919 February 28, H. A. Barber, “The gold of the Incas”, in Travel, volume 32, number 4, page 7I had been ill at Arequipa, so that I was probably predisposed to the attack of the sorochi, which affected me violently.
1943, Paul Bert, Barometric pressure, page 52
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