chwarenglwyf

Welsh

Etymology

chwarren (gland) +‎ clwyf (sickness).

Pronunciation

Noun

chwarenglwyf f (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. glandular fever, mononucleosis
    Synonyms: twymyn y chwarennau, mononiwcleosis

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “glandular”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwarenglwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies