# sprue

> English word · Noun · IPA /spɹuː/ · frequency rank #89,936

## Definitions
1. A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

## Etymology
From Dutch spruw, sprouw. First described by William Hillary.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sprue