sterko
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sterco, from Latin stercus (“dung, excrement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsterko/
- Rhymes: -erko
- Hyphenation: ster‧ko
Noun
sterko (uncountable, accusative sterkon)
- fermented animal excrement used for fertilizer; manure; dung
- Ĉi tiu bieno odoraĉas kiel sterko.
- This farm reeks of manure.
- (figuratively) crap
Derived terms
- sterki (“to fertilize”)
See also
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto sterko, Latin stercus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsterko/
Noun
sterko (plural sterki)
Usage notes
Manure made out of the excrement of animals (mixed with straw).
Derived terms
- sterkizar (“to manure, dung”)
- sterkamaso (“dung heap”)
- sterkaquo (“liquid manure”)
- sterko-skarabeo (“coprophagan; dung beetle”)