tsetse
/ˈtɛtsi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtɛtsi/
tsetse
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> tsetse
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘It is caused by a protozoan, Trypanosoma brucei, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of a tsetse fly.’
- ‘The tsetse fly transmits sleeping sickness, midges transmits lumpy skin disease and three-day stiff sickness.’
- ‘The main health threats are sleeping sickness, transmitted by the tsetse fly, and malaria.’
- ‘It is caused by the trypanosoma parasite, which enters the bloodstream through the bite of the tsetse fly.’
- ‘Due to the altitude, much of the region is free of malarial mosquitoes and the tsetse and other flies that spread human and animal diseases.’
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