Definition
A skin disease caused by eating buckwheat, particularly in people with sensitivity to the plant's compounds when exposed to sunlight.
Etymology
From Fagopyrum (buckwheat genus) + Greek -ismos (condition). Fagopyrum itself comes from Latin fagus (beech) + Greek pyrós (wheat), combining plant names. The condition was documented in medieval and early modern Europe among grain handlers and consumers.
Kelly Says
This is a real phototoxic reaction where buckwheat eaters developed blistering skin in sunlight—medieval doctors had no idea it was the plant's furocoumarins, but they knew the pattern!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቡክኯእየን ነገር
boo-k-te-yen ne-ger
ARالعربية
مذهب القمح
madha-bu-l-qimah
BNবাংলা
ফ্যাগোপিরিজম
fa-go-pi-ri-zmo
CACatalà
fagopirisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
CSČeština
fagopirismus
fa-go-pi-ri-smoos
DADansk
fagopyrisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
DEDeutsch
Buchweizenismus
bokh-vay-zen-i-smoos
ELΕλληνικά
φαγοπυρισμός
fa-go-pi-ri-mos
ESEspañol
fagopirismo
fa-go-pi-ri-smo
FAفارسی
فaginism
fa-gin-izm
FISuomi
fagopyrismi
fa-go-pi-ri-smi
FRFrançais
fagopyrisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
GUGU
ફાગોપિરિઝમ
fa-go-pi-ri-zmo
HAHA
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
HEעברית
פגופיריזם
fa-go-pi-rizm
HIहिन्दी
बूख्वेइज़नवाद
boo-kwhey-zen-vaad
HUMagyar
fagopirizmus
fa-go-pi-ri-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
fagopyrisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
IGIG
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
ITItaliano
fagopirismo
fa-go-pi-ri-smo
JA日本語
ブッヒェイゼン主義
bu-khei-zen-shugi
KKKK
бухвайзендік
buk-hvai-zen-dik
KMKM
សម្ដេច buckwheat
som-detch buckwheat
KO한국어
고구마주의
go-gu-ma-ju-i
MRMR
बूख्वेइझनवाद
boo-kwhey-zen-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ buckwheat
poon-san buckwheat
NLNederlands
fagopyrisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
NONorsk
fagopyrisme
fa-go-pi-ri-sme
PAPA
ਫਾਗੋਪਿਰੀઝਮ
fa-go-pi-ri-zm
PLPolski
fagopiryszm
fa-go-pi-rysm
PTPortuguês
fagopirismo
fa-go-pi-ri-smo
RORomână
fagopirism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
RUРусский
буквализм
bukva-lizm
SVSvenska
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
SWKiswahili
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
TAதமிழ்
பூக்கோவைசினம்
poo-koo-vai-si-nam
TEతెలుగు
బుచ్చెవిజెనిజం
buch-chevi-jen-jam
THไทย
อุดมการณ์ buckwheat
oot-dom-kaan buckwheat
TLTL
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
TRTürkçe
fagopyrizm
fa-go-pi-rizm
UKУкраїнська
букваїзм
bukva-izm
URاردو
فَاجُوپِرِزم
fa-ju-pi-rizm
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa buckwheat
chu nghia buckwheat
YOYO
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm
ZH中文
荞麦主义
qiao-mai-zhu-yi
ZUZU
fagopyrism
fa-go-pi-ri-sm