konzo
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Yaka [Term?], via French konzo.
Noun
[edit]konzo (uncountable)
- An epidemic paralytic disease associated with excessive consumption of cassava, which contains cyanide.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yaka [Term?]; first used in French in 1938.
Noun
[edit]konzo m (uncountable)
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- English terms derived from Yaka
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Diseases
- French terms borrowed from Yaka
- French terms derived from Yaka
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French uncountable nouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Diseases