kwashiokor

Naija

Etymology

From: English kwashiokor

Pronunciation

• kwàʃɔ̌kɔ̀

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Noun

• Na sickness wey hunger dey cause wey dey make pikin belle swell up and e body dry.

• Na hunger wey dey some country for Africa dey make kwashiokor dey worry pikin.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Some African countries experience famine and that predisposes the children there to malnutrition.)

Translations

• English: malnutrition