Main Entry: den·gue

Pronunciation: \ˈdeŋ-gē, -ˌgā\

Function: noun

Etymology: American Spanish

Date: 1828

: an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species Dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash —called also breakbone fever, dengue fever