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kuru.

kuru (central nervous system disease among the Fore people)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuˈɾu/Brazil/kuˈɾu/Portugal
  1. kuru (central nervous system disease among the Fore people)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Fore kúru (literally “trembling, shivering”).

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