"lachanophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|λάχανον||greens, vegetables}} Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”), {{suffix|en||phobia}} + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lachanophobia (uncountable)
  1. An irrational fear of vegetables. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Related terms: lachanophobe, lachanophobic Translations (irrational fear of vegetables): lacanofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), 蔬菜恐懼症 (Chinese Mandarin), 蔬菜恐惧症 (shūcài kǒngjùzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), lachanofobie [feminine] (Dutch), vihannesten pelko (Finnish), lachanophobie [feminine] (French), Lachanophobie [feminine] (German), λαχανοφοβία (lachanofovía) [feminine] (Greek), lachanofobia [feminine] (Italian), 野菜恐怖症 (yasai kyōfushō) (alt: やさいきょうふしょう) (Japanese), 야채공포증 (yachaegongpojeung) (Korean), lachanofobia [feminine] (Polish), lacanofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), лаханофо́бия (laxanofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), лаханофо̀бија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lahanofòbija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lacanofobia [feminine] (Spanish)
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