Croup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing

the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈuːp/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈuːp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spasmodic laryngitis croupe rump hindquarters

Word Forms

croupy

adjective

resembling or arising from or indicating croup

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kruppe

eine Krankheit von Säuglingen und Kleinkindern; heftiger Husten und Heiserkeit und Fieber und Atembeschwerden

🇫🇷French

croupe

une maladie des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants ; toux sévère, enrouement, fièvre et respiration difficile

🇪🇸Spanish

crup

una enfermedad de bebés y niños pequeños; tos fuerte y ronquera y fiebre y dificultad para respirar

🇮🇹Italian

groppa

una malattia dei neonati e dei bambini piccoli; tosse violenta, raucedine, febbre e difficoltà respiratorie

🇳🇱Dutch

kruis

een ziekte bij zuigelingen en jonge kinderen; hevig hoesten en heesheid en koorts en moeilijke ademhaling

🇵🇹Portuguese

garupa

uma doença de bebés e crianças pequenas; tosse forte e rouquidão e febre e dificuldade em respirar

🇷🇺Russian

круп

заболевание младенцев и детей раннего возраста; резкий кашель, охриплость голоса, лихорадка и затрудненное дыхание.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रुप

शिशुओं और छोटे बच्चों का एक रोग; तेज़ खाँसी और घरघराहट और बुखार और साँस लेने में कठिनाई

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রুপ

শিশু এবং ছোট শিশুদের একটি রোগ; প্রচণ্ড কাশি এবং কর্কশতা এবং জ্বর এবং শ্বাসকষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

குழு

குழந்தைகள் மற்றும் இளம் குழந்தைகளின் நோய்; கடுமையான இருமல் மற்றும் கரகரப்பு மற்றும் காய்ச்சல் மற்றும் சுவாசிப்பதில் சிரமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమూహం

శిశువులు మరియు చిన్న పిల్లల వ్యాధి; కఠినమైన దగ్గు మరియు బొంగురుపోవడం మరియు జ్వరం మరియు శ్వాస తీసుకోవడంలో ఇబ్బంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોપ

શિશુઓ અને નાના બાળકોનો રોગ; સખત ઉધરસ અને કર્કશતા અને તાવ અને શ્વાસ લેવામાં મુશ્કેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಂಪು

ಶಿಶುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ರೋಗ; ಕಠಿಣವಾದ ಕೆಮ್ಮು ಮತ್ತು ಒರಟುತನ ಮತ್ತು ಜ್ವರ ಮತ್ತು ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ತೊಂದರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടം

ശിശുക്കളുടെയും ചെറിയ കുട്ടികളുടെയും ഒരു രോഗം; കഠിനമായ ചുമയും പരുക്കനും പനിയും ശ്വാസതടസ്സവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਖਰੀ

ਨਿਆਣਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ; ਕਠੋਰ ਖਾਂਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਖੁਰਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਖਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哮吼

婴幼儿疾病；剧烈咳嗽、声音嘶哑、发烧和呼吸困难

🇯🇵Japanese

クループ

乳児や幼児の病気。激しい咳、声がれ、発熱、呼吸困難

🇰🇷Korean

엉덩이

영유아의 질병; 심한 기침과 쉰 목소리, 발열과 호흡곤란

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mông

bệnh của trẻ sơ sinh và trẻ nhỏ; ho dữ dội và khàn giọng, sốt và khó thở

🇹🇭Thai

กลุ่ม

โรคของทารกและเด็กเล็ก ไออย่างรุนแรงและเสียงแหบและมีไข้และหายใจลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelompok

penyakit pada bayi dan anak kecil; batuk keras dan suara serak serta demam dan kesulitan bernapas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخانوق

مرض الرضع والأطفال الصغار. السعال الشديد وبحة في الصوت والحمى وصعوبة التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

کروپ

بیماری نوزادان و کودکان خردسال؛ سرفه های شدید و گرفتگی صدا و تب و تنفس سخت

🇹🇷Turkish

krup

bebeklerin ve küçük çocukların hastalığı; sert öksürük ve ses kısıklığı ve ateş ve zor nefes alma

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