# kalampokiphobia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The fear of corn or maize (Zea mays).

## Etymology
Coined by the 2020s. From Greek καλαμπόκι (kalampóki, “corn, maize”) and the modern English suffix -phobia, itself from the Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kalampokiphobia