tossizeismo

Italian

Etymology

From tossi- (“poison”) +‎ zea (“maize”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tos.sid.d͡zeˈi.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: tos‧si‧ze‧ì‧smo

Noun

tossizeismo m (plural tossizeismi)

  1. (dated, medicine) a theory that ascribes pellagra solely to the consumption of tainted maize
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