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From the Greek "turos" (for cheese) and "phobia" (for fear) it is a fear of cheese. It is usually associated with some traumatic incident in the person's life that involved cheese in some way.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agophobia I understand but what is the etymology of turo- in turophobia?
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