English Explanatory Dictionary

kwashiorkor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

Pronunciation

/kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/ /kwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/ /ˌkwɑʃ.iˈɔɹ.kɚ/ /ˌkwɑʃ.i.ɔɹˈkɔɹ/

Word forms

kwashiorkor kwashiorkors

Etymology

From Ga kwašiɔkɔ, kwàṣìɔkɔ́ (“the sickness the older child gets when the next baby is born”).

Derived words

kwashiorkored kwashiorkoric
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