zéisme
French, noun/ze.ism/
zéisme is spelled Z-É-I-S-M-E (6 letters). Zéisme is a French masculine noun meaning “the belief that pellagra is caused by maize deficient in certain nutrients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trouble consécutif à l'ingestion de maïs. On pensait autrefois qu'il était à l'origine de la pellagre”.
What does zéisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe belief that pellagra is caused by maize deficient in certain nutrients
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trouble consécutif à l'ingestion de maïs. On pensait autrefois qu'il était à l'origine de la pellagre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zéisme
- zéismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zéisme?
- /ze.ism/
- /ze.izm/
- \ze.ism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.