tosferina
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tos ferina
=== Etymology ===
From tos (“cough”) + ferina, feminine of ferino (“wild”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tosfeˈɾina/ [t̪os.feˈɾi.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: tos‧fe‧ri‧na
=== Noun ===
tosferina f (plural tosferinas)
whooping cough
Synonyms: pertusis, tos convulsa, coqueluche
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=== Further reading ===
“tosferina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025