How to spell and pronounce kwashiorkor

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kwashiorkor - noun; Level 7; origin: Ga; pronunciation: ¦kwäshē¦ȯrkər, -ēˌȯr¦kȯ(ə)r. severe childhood malnutrition caused by a diet extremely low in protein and marked by poor growth, swelling, skin and hair changes, anemia, liver damage, and apathy.

kwashiorkor is in Level 7, Set 01 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where kwashiorkor appears: 3 competitions and 2 study lists on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 5 times in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2023 - Round 1 (2000, 2003, 2023); Round 3 (2011); Round 6 (1997).

Nevis Interscholastic Spelling Bee: asked 1 time in 2023 - Round 3 (2023).

The Daily Star Spelling Bee: asked 1 time - Round not recorded.

Words of the Champions: listed 7 times in 2020–2026.

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

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