"meĉo" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmet͡ʃo] Forms: meĉon [accusative, singular], meĉoj [plural], meĉojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -et͡ʃo Etymology: Borrowed from French mèche. Compare Italian miccia. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|fr|mèche}} French mèche, {{cog|it|miccia}} Italian miccia Head templates: {{eo-head}} meĉo (accusative singular meĉon, plural meĉoj, accusative plural meĉojn)
  1. wick (of a candle, oil lamp etc.)
    Sense id: en-meĉo-eo-noun-DqLtLNZe Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. fuse (of a bomb or other explosive device)
    Sense id: en-meĉo-eo-noun-qFt7Vo~v

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for meĉo meaning in Esperanto (1.9kB)

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      "text": "→ Ido: mecho"
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      "expansion": "Italian miccia",
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      "form": "meĉon",
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    },
    {
      "form": "meĉoj",
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        "plural"
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        {
          "english": "The candle wick burned, providing barely enough light for us to see the room.",
          "text": "La kandela meĉo brulis, apenaŭ havigante sufiĉe da lumo por ke ni povu vidi la ĉambron.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "She lit the bomb's fuse and quickly ran away.",
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        }
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        ]
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      "expansion": "Italian miccia",
      "name": "cog"
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    },
    {
      "form": "meĉoj",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "meĉojn",
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        "accusative",
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  ],
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          "english": "The candle wick burned, providing barely enough light for us to see the room.",
          "text": "La kandela meĉo brulis, apenaŭ havigante sufiĉe da lumo por ke ni povu vidi la ĉambron.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "wick (of a candle, oil lamp etc.)"
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        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
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        }
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