gonorrhée

French

Alternative forms

gonorrhœe (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos) + ῥοία (rhoía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.nɔ.ʁe/
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Noun

gonorrhée f (usually uncountable, plural gonorrhées)

(pathology) gonorrhea

Descendants

→ Romanian: gonoree

Further reading

“gonorrhée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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