三みっ日かコロリ

noun

cholera (historical nickname)

Historical colloquial term for cholera, literally 'three-day drop-dead', from the belief that one could die within three days of contracting the disease. Now only used in historical or educational contexts.

See also: コレラ

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、コレラは「三みっ日かコロリ」と呼よばれて恐おそれられた。

  In the Edo period, cholera was feared and called 'mikka korori' (three-day drop-dead).