konzo

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noun

An epidemic paralytic disease associated with excessive consumption of cassava, which contains cyanide.

Originyaf ← French konzo →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounkonzo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn epidemic paralytic disease associated with excessive consumption of cassava, which contains cyanide.

Origin

  1. Frenchkonzo
  2. yaf
  3. Englishkonzo

From Yaka [Term?], via French konzo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

konzo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/konzo

MLA

“konzo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/konzo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “konzo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/konzo.

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