scurvy in Bulgarian
scurvy in Bulgarian is скорбут — scurvy means a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
scurvy in Bulgarian
скорбут
Pronounced: skorbut
(uncountable, disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease.
What does "scurvy" mean?
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noun A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
"Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations."
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adjective Mean, despicable, or contemptible.
"That was a scurvy trick to play on your own brother."
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scurvy in a sentence
- Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations.
- That was a scurvy trick to play on your own brother.
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What is "scurvy" in Bulgarian?
"scurvy" in Bulgarian is скорбут. scurvy means: A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
How do you pronounce скорбут?
"scurvy" in Bulgarian is скорбут, pronounced "skorbut".
How do you use "scurvy" in a sentence?
Example: "Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations." In Bulgarian, "scurvy" is скорбут.
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