ampolo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian ampolla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [amˈpolo]
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  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: am‧po‧lo

Noun

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ampolo (accusative singular ampolon, plural ampoloj, accusative plural ampolojn)

  1. lightbulb
    Li suprengrimpis por enŝraŭbi novan ampolon.He was climbing up to screw in a new lightbulb.
  2. ampoule, ampule (small hermetically sealed vial)
    • Sergio Pokrovskij (translator), La Majstro kaj Margarita (The Master and Margarita) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Book 2, Chapter 27,
      Plua viro havis lazon, ankoraŭ unu alia — gazmaskojn kaj ampolojn kun kloroformo.
      Another had a lasso, and still another, cheesecloth masks and ampules with chloroform. (Mirra Ginsburg translation, Grove, 1995)

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