halzoun

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noun

A buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by the larvae of Linguatula serrata.

OriginArabic حَلَزُون →
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Meanings

nounhalzoun (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by the larvae of Linguatula serrata.

Origin

  1. Arabicحَلَزُون
  2. Englishhalzoun

From Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).

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