Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lachanophobia

/ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lachanopho-bia
IPA: /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational fear of vegetables.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All in all, I'd like to state that it was lachanophobia that sparked this."
"“I thought recovered memories were traumatic. What's traumatic about citrus fruit?” “Lachanophobia,” he says. “That's the fear of vegetables. It stands to reason that there's one for the rest of the food pyramid, too.”"
"She suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea."
"“[…] ‘lachanophobia,’ which appears to be an irrational fear of vegetables.” He leaned forward conspiratorially. “I must confess that, on occasion, I have used it as a way to avoid broccoli.”"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”) + -phobia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λάχανον
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

lachanophobe lachanophobic

Questions

How do you pronounce lachanophobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/.
What does lachanophobia mean?: An irrational fear of vegetables.
Where does lachanophobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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