English → Latin
“choler” in Latin
bīlisbile; anger, gallīraire, anger, wrathīrācundiairritability, a proneness to anger, hastiness of temper, irascibility, wrathfulnessstomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)
The English word choler itself goes back to Latin cholera.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
choler
Bile, bills.
Anger, bilis: ira: iracundia: stomachus. SYN. in ANGER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for choler?
- The usual Latin words for “choler” are bīlis, īra, īrācundia; also stomachus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.