What is the Latin word for mumps?

The usual Latin words for “mumps” are angina, mōrōsus, trīstitia; also stomachus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mumps” in Latin

anginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis mōrōsuscaptious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please); peevish, wayward, capricious trīstitiasadness, sorrow, melancholy, sloth; the (sad) state of things; moroseness, sourness stomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mumps

A disease, angina (Cels.).

Sullenness. animus tristis, morosus; tristitia; stomachus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mumps?: The usual Latin words for “mumps” are angina, mōrōsus, trīstitia; 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.