alivesto

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Etymology

From alia +‎ vesto.

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  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ves‧to

Noun

alivesto (accusative singular aliveston, plural alivestoj, accusative plural alivestojn)

  1. disguise, costume
    • Fernando de Diego (translator), Cent jaroj da soleco (Cien años de soledad) by Gabriel García Márquez, Chapter 10,
      Ĝis la noktomezo la foranoj, en beduena alivesto, partoprenis en la deliro kaj eĉ riĉigis ĝin per fantastaj piroteknikaĵoj kaj per akrobata virtuozeco
      Until midnight the strangers, disguised (lit. in disguise) as bedouins, took part in the delirium and even enriched it with sumptuous fireworks and acrobatic skills (Gregory Rabassa translation)