thrush
noun /θrʌʃ/
/θrʌʃ/
- [countable] a bird with a brown back and brown spots on its chest
- a song thrush
- [uncountable] a disease that affects the mouth and throat
- [uncountable] (British English) (North American English yeast infection)a disease that affects the vagina
Word Originsense 1 Old English thrysce, of Germanic origin.senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: origin uncertain; possibly related to Swedish torsk and Danish troske.