mumps

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

Etymology

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

epidemic parotitis

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