konjo

How to say it

Meaning

konzo, a paralytic disease of the legs caused by eating cassava that has not been properly prepared to remove its cyanide content.

Good to know

a medical term, a form of neurological paralysis linked to cyanide poisoning from poorly processed cassava.

Examples

• Konjo huathiri miguu ya mtu kwa ghafla.Konzo suddenly affects a person's legs.
• Je, konjo unatokana na muhogo gani?Which cassava causes konzo?
• Hakuna tiba kamili ya konjo.There is no full cure for konzo.
• Watu watapata konjo wakila muhogo usiotayarishwa vizuri.People will get konzo if they eat improperly prepared cassava.