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

Related terms

• tossico
• zea