tossizeismo

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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tossizeismo m (plural tossizeismi)

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