meĉo

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Esperanto

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Wikipedia eo
Brulanta meĉo de kandelo
Fumbombo kun brulanta meĉo

Etymology

Borrowed from French mèche. Compare Italian miccia.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃo
  • Hyphenation: me‧ĉo

Noun

meĉo (accusative singular meĉon, plural meĉoj, accusative plural meĉojn)

  1. wick (of a candle, oil lamp etc.)
    La kandela meĉo brulis, apenaŭ havigante sufiĉe da lumo por ke ni povu vidi la ĉambron.
    The candle wick burned, providing barely enough light for us to see the room.
  2. fuse (of a bomb or other explosive device)
    Ŝi ekbruligis la meĉon de la bombo kaj rapide forkuris.
    She lit the bomb's fuse and quickly ran away.

Descendants

  • → Ido: mecho
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