tomato flu

noun

An illness endemic to Kerala, India identified in 2022.

Meanings

nountomato flu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn illness endemic to Kerala, India identified in 2022.

    Synonyms: tomato fever

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn illness endemic to Kerala, India identified in 2022.

Also see

Origin

From the red, round blisters the illness makes.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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