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Translation
cough
Word origin
From Latin tussis ('cough'). The same root gives the medical term 'pertussis', the Latin name for whooping cough.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tussis
- English cognates
- pertussis
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraltoses
Examples
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I have a cough that will not go away for days.
recetó jarabe .
The doctor prescribed me a syrup for the cough.
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A dry cough usually gets worse at night.
tapó notar .
He covered his mouth when he felt the cough coming.
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How long have you had that bad cough?
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