sterko
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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sterco, from Latin stercus (“dung, excrement”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sterko (uncountable, accusative sterkon)
- fermented animal excrement used for fertilizer; manure; dung
- Ĉi tiu bieno odoraĉas kiel sterko.
- This farm reeks of manure.
- (figuratively) crap
Derived terms
- sterki (“to fertilize”)
See also
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto sterko, Latin stercus.
Pronunciation
Noun
sterko (plural sterki)
Usage notes
Manure made out of the excrement of animals (mixed with straw).
Derived terms
- sterkizar (“to manure, dung”)
- sterkamaso (“dung heap”)
- sterkaquo (“liquid manure”)
- sterko-skarabeo (“coprophagan; dung beetle”)