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I was watching a TV show set during the depression and a doctor referred to a child who had grippe (pronounced "grip"). DDG took me to this list.
by js2 5y ago
I was watching a TV show set during the depression and a doctor referred to a child who had grippe (pronounced "grip"). DDG took me to this list.
- roelschroeven 5y ago"Griep" is still the Dutch word for influenza.
- figomore 5y agoGripe em Portuguese.
- spacechild1 5y agoAnd Grippe in German.
- Mordisquitos 5y agoY “gripe” en español.
- hungryforcodes 5y agoAlso “grip” in French, no?
- fra 5y agoGripe
- oblio 5y agoSame in Romanian (gripă). I imagine English is the outlier.
- cyphar 5y agoSame in Serbian (грип/grip) and probably most other Slavic languages.
- publicola1990 5y ago"Gripe" is used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses affecting infants and small children. There is tonic/patent medicine called "gripe water" still used widely in the Commonwealth. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gripe_water https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gripe_water