tossizeismo

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