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)

1. 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)

1. potato

   Synonym: potato