emajlo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French émail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈmai̯lo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ai̯lo
  • Hyphenation: e‧maj‧lo

Noun

emajlo (uncountable, accusative emajlon)

  2. (art, technical) enamel (opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects)
  4. (anatomy) enamel (covering on the tooth)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with email, which in Esperanto is translated as retpoŝto.

Derived terms

  • ĉelemajlo (“cloisonné”)
  • dratemajlo (“wire cloisonné”)
  • emajli (“to [coat with] enamel”, transitive verb)
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