Meanings
- uncountableAn irrational fear of vegetables.
All in all, I'd like to state that it was lachanophobia that sparked this.
2007, Clarence Cheong, “Food Fiesta on Sun (11 Nov)”, in west cell (Usenet)3 more examples
“I thought recovered memories were traumatic. What's traumatic about citrus fruit?” “Lachanophobia,” he says. “That's the fear of vegetables. It stands to reason that there's one for the rest of the food pyramid, too.”
2007, Jodi Picoult, Vanishing actsShe suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea.
2009 November 9, “Woman diagnosed with fear of vegetables”, in The Telegraph“[…] ‘lachanophobia,’ which appears to be an irrational fear of vegetables.” He leaned forward conspiratorially. “I must confess that, on occasion, I have used it as a way to avoid broccoli.”
2013, John Connolly, The Wrath of Angels: A Charlie Parker Thriller, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 145
Origin
- Ancient Greekλάχανον“greens, vegetables”
- Englishlachanophobia
From Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”) + -phobia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan lacanofòbia
- lacanofòbiairrational fear of vegetables
Chinese Mandarin 蔬菜恐懼症 /蔬菜恐惧症
- 蔬菜恐懼症 /蔬菜恐惧症 (shūcài kǒngjùzhèng)irrational fear of vegetables
Dutch lachanofobie
- lachanofobieirrational fear of vegetables
Finnish vihannesten pelko
- vihannesten pelkoirrational fear of vegetables
French lachanophobie
- lachanophobieirrational fear of vegetables
German Lachanophobie
- Lachanophobieirrational fear of vegetables
Greek λαχανοφοβία
- λαχανοφοβία (lachanofovía)irrational fear of vegetables
Italian lachanofobia
- lachanofobiairrational fear of vegetables
Japanese 野菜恐怖症
- 野菜恐怖症 (yasai kyōfushō)irrational fear of vegetables
Korean 야채공포증
- 야채공포증 (yachaegongpojeung)irrational fear of vegetables
Polish lachanofobia
- lachanofobiairrational fear of vegetables
Portuguese lacanofobia
- lacanofobiairrational fear of vegetables
Russian лаханофо́бия
- лаханофо́бия (laxanofóbija)irrational fear of vegetables
Spanish lacanofobia
- lacanofobiairrational fear of vegetables
Cite this entry
lachanophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachanophobia
“lachanophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lachanophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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