Etymology

lachanophobia

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Today it means: An irrational fear of vegetables. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λάχανον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλάχανον“greens, vegetables”
  2. English todaylachanophobia

From Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”) + -phobia.

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