Engelse ziekte

Meaning

1. (derogatory, feminine, idiomatic, no-diminutive, uncountable) writing Dutch compound words incorrectly by applying English spelling rules, i.e. with a space separating the two parts (as is common in English, e.g. wall paint), rather than joined as a single word (as is usual in Dutch, e.g. muurverf)
2. (archaic, feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) rachitis

Concepts

rickets

Synonyms

rickets

rachitis

Translations

Rachitis

raquitismo

rachitisme

Rhachitis

ραχίτιδα

rachitismo

raquitismo

rickettsia

tipo de microorganismos

raquitisme

raşitizm

Englische Krankheit

englische Krankheit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɛŋəlsə ˈziktə/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Die englische Krankheit

Cognate with Hungarian: angolkór

Cognate with Swedish: engelska sjukan

In summary

Literally, “English disease”. Compare German Englische Krankheit, Hungarian angolkór, Swedish engelska sjukan.