scurvy in Greek
scurvy in Greek is σκορβούτο — scurvy means a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
scurvy in Greek
σκορβούτο
Pronounced: skorvouto
(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 Greek?
"scurvy" in Greek is σκορβούτο. scurvy means: A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
How do you pronounce σκορβούτο?
"scurvy" in Greek is σκορβούτο, pronounced "skorvouto".
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 Greek, "scurvy" is σκορβούτο.
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