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koro¹

Where it comes from

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

noun

  1. uncountable A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

koro²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).

noun koros

  1. A Maori male elder.

Koro³

proper noun

  1. an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the East Kameng district

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name Tibeto-Burman language

Françaiskoro
Русскийкоро koro

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"koro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/koro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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koro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/koro

Chicago

"koro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/koro.

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@misc{koro_2026,
  title = {koro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/koro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}