koro

[ kawr-oh, kohr-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Psychiatry.

a culture-specific syndrome, occurring chiefly in China and southeastern Asia, characterized by anxiety and the fear of retraction of the penis or breasts and labia into the body.

koro

/ ˈkɒrɒ /

Origin of koro¹

< dialectal Malay (Kedah) kɔrɔ land turtle (standard Malay kura-kura

Origin of koro¹

Māori

He at once had the chief Koro Koro, who happened to be on board, seized and bound hand and foot in the cabin.

The captain in return shot at the infuriated chief, but missed him, and Koro Koro paddled ashore.

Koro Koro walked up and down among the rows of listeners keeping order with his chief's staff.

The Ainu gave these people the name of Koro-pok-kuru—men of the holes.

Others, however, tell us that these Koro-pok-kuru were their ancestors, and much more hairy than the Ainu of the present day.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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