sorochi

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of soroche.

   “M——, who was not very well at starting, had been attacked by the sorochi at Apo.”

   “Cisneros suffered from sorochi, but continued manfully upwards.”

   “Even trained athletes who make this journey are frequently compelled to return by special train on account of attacks of sorochi, or mountain sickness, which affects the heart”

   “I had been ill at Arequipa, so that I was probably predisposed to the attack of the sorochi, which affected me violently.”