koro

[ kawr-oh, kohr-oh ]

/ ˈkɔr oʊ, ˈkoʊr oʊ /

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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.

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Origin of koro

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

Words nearby koro

Kórinthos, Koriyama, korma, Kornberg, Korngold, koro, Korolev, koromiko, korona, korora, korowai

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How to use koro in a sentence

He at once had the chief Koro Koro, who happened to be on board, seized and bound hand and foot in the cabin.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
The captain in return shot at the infuriated chief, but missed him, and Koro Koro paddled ashore.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
Koro Koro walked up and down among the rows of listeners keeping order with his chief's staff.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
The Ainu gave these people the name of Koro-pok-kuru—men of the holes.
Alone with the Hairy Ainu|A. H. Savage Landor

Others, however, tell us that these Koro-pok-kuru were their ancestors, and much more hairy than the Ainu of the present day.
Alone with the Hairy Ainu|A. H. Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for koro

koro

/ (ˈkɒrɒ) /

noun plural koro

an elderly Māori man
a title of respect for an elderly Māori man

Word Origin for koro

Māori

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