peĉo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pece, from Latin pix (“tar, pitch”). Compare German Pech, Yiddish פּעך (pekh), French poix, Russian пек (pek). Not to be confused with pitĉo, piĉo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpet͡ʃo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ĉo

Noun

peĉo (accusative singular peĉon, plural peĉoj, accusative plural peĉojn)

  1. pitch (extremely viscous polymer derived from petroleum, coal tar or plants)
  2. (figuratively) misfortune, bad luck
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