lavango

Esperanto

Etymology

Possibly a blend of German Lawine / Yiddish לאַווינע (lavine) + Italian valanga. The German term has been borrowed by many of Esperanto's source languages; compare Polish lawina, Russian лавина (lavina), Italian lavina, English lauwine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈvanɡo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Hyphenation: la‧van‧go

Noun

lavango (accusative singular lavangon, plural lavangoj, accusative plural lavangojn)

  1. avalanche

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