Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tossi- (“poison”) + zea (“maize”) + -ismo (“-ism”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /tos.sid.d͡zeˈi.zmo/
- Rhymes: -izmo
- Hyphenation: tos‧si‧ze‧ì‧smo
tossizeismo m (plural tossizeismi)
- (dated, medicine) a theory that ascribes pellagra solely to the consumption of tainted maize
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