ciguatera

ci·gua·tera

noun \ˌsē-gwə-ˈter-ə, ˌsi-\

Definition of CIGUATERA

: poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance (as one produced by some dinoflagellates) has accumulated

Origin of CIGUATERA

American Spanish, from ciguato person ill with ciguatera, perhaps from cigua sea snail

First Known Use: 1862

Rhymes with CIGUATERA

aloe vera, Common Era, cordillera, de Valera, Ginastera, guayabera, habanera, Halmahera, primavera, riviera, Riviera, Santa Clara