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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
ko-ro
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

Uncountable

noun

A Maori male elder.

name

an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the East Kameng district

Etymology

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

koros (plural)

Questions

What does koro mean?
A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.
Where does koro come from?
Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

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