Definitions For Chikungunya

Noun

CHIKUNGUNYA (uncountable) A viral fever caused by the , an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites. from 1952

Translations

Hindi: चिकनगुनिया, m Portuguese: chicungunha, m, febre chicungunha, f, catolotolo, m Spanish: chikunguña, mf Urdu: چکنگنیا, m (chikanguniyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from , apparently referring to the arthrosis, arthritic effects of the disease. See -kunja, a suffix related to bending.cite-book

Is Chikungunya a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
24
Words with Friends
28

The word Chikungunya is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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