fulmofermilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From fulmo (“lightning”) +‎ fermilo (“fastener”), a calque of French fermeture éclair, Italian chiusura lampo, Russian застёжка-молния (zastjóžka-molnija), Yiddish בליצשלעסל‎ (blitsshlesl), all calqued from English lightning fastener, a genericized trademark.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fulmoferˈmilo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: ful‧mo‧fer‧mi‧lo

Noun

fulmofermilo (accusative singular fulmofermilon, plural fulmofermiloj, accusative plural fulmofermilojn)

  1. zip fastener, zipper
    Synonym: zipo
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