terpomo

Esperanto

Etymology

From tero (“earth”) +‎ pomo (“apple”), calque of French pomme de terre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [terˈpomo]
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Rhymes: -omo
Hyphenation: ter‧po‧mo

Noun

terpomo (accusative singular terpomon, plural terpomoj, accusative plural terpomojn)

potato

Derived terms

terpomfingro (“french fry”)
terpomfloko (“potato chip”)

Ido

Alternative forms

teropomo

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto terpomo. Equivalent to tero (“earth”) +‎ pomo (“apple”), calque of French pomme de terre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /terˈpomo/

Noun

terpomo (plural terpomi)

potato
Synonym: potato

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