allotriophagy

English

Etymology

From allotrio- (“foreign, strange”) +‎ -phagy; from Ancient Greek ἀλλότρῐος (allótrios, “foreign, strange”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Noun

allotriophagy (uncountable)

1. (rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.

Synonyms

• pica
• parorexia

Translations

Translations

• French: allotriophagie (fr)
• Portuguese: alotriofagia

References

• "allotriophagy" at The Phrontistery: A Dictionary of Obscure Words.
• "allotriophagy" at American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, By William Alexander Newman Dorland, 4th Edition (W.B. Saunders, 1922).