ŝoseo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian шоссе́ (šossé), Polish szosa, German Chaussee and Yiddish שאָסיי (shosey), all from French chaussée, from Vulgar Latin *calciāta. Compare Romanian șosea, Turkish şose, as well as English causeway.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoˈseo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Hyphenation: ŝo‧se‧o

Noun

ŝoseo (accusative singular ŝoseon, plural ŝoseoj, accusative plural ŝoseojn)

  1. highway
  2. central part of an urban street for driving (bordered by curbs)

Hyponyms