calenture

Definition

A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.

Etymology

From Middle French calenture, from Spanish calentura.

Example Sentences

• "To returne: in changing so many parallels, the weather increast from warme to raging hot, the Sunne flaming all day, insomuch that Calentures begun to vexe us."
• "Yet even in this voyage I had my misfortunes too; particularly that I was continually sick, being thrown into a violent calenture by the excessive heat of the climate."