Synonyms of pica
5 similar words
Another word for pica is chthonophagia. Other synonyms of pica are cittosis.
Synonyms and similar words for pica
nounA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay...
- allotriophagyHaving food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm.
- chthonophagiaA disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as...
- cittosisSynonym of pica.
- geophagyThe practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often during famines or thought to augment a...
- pique obsolete, rareSynonym of pica (“a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances”).
Meaning of pica
- noun A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- noun A magpie.
- noun A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.
pica in other languages
Questions about synonyms of pica
- What is another word for pica?
- Pica has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chthonophagia and cittosis.
- What does pica mean?
- Pica means a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
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