caldana

Italian

Etymology

From caldo (“hot, heat”) +‎ -ana (“(unproductive suffix for illnesses)”), thus meaning "the ailment of heat". For the -ana suffix, it is also present in scalmana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalˈda.na/

Noun

caldana f (plural caldane)

  1. hot flush (usually in the plural when referring to hot flushes caused by menopause)
  2. fit of rage
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