croup
noun /kruːp/
/kruːp/
[uncountable]- a disease of children that makes them cough (= force air through the throat noisily) a lot and have difficulty breathing
Topics Illnessc2哮吼(儿童疾病,咳得厉害,呼吸困难) 词源mid 18th cent.: from dialect croup ‘to croak’, of imitative origin.