ĉerko

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Etymology

Borrowed from French cercueil, an alteration of Old French sarqueu, sarcou, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, coffin of limestone). Doublet of sarkofago.

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Noun

ĉerko (accusative singular ĉerkon, plural ĉerkoj, accusative plural ĉerkojn)

  1. coffin (rectangular box in which a dead body is placed for burial)