defluilo

Esperanto

Etymology

deflui +‎ -ilo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [defluˈilo]
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  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: de‧flu‧i‧lo

Noun

defluilo (accusative singular defluilon, plural defluiloj, accusative plural defluilojn)

  1. gutter, ditch (drainage trough)
    • (Can we date this quote?), L. L. Zamenhof, transl., La Malnova Testamento, Brita kaj Alilanda Biblia Societo:
      Defluilo en pluva tago kaj malpacema edzino estas egalaj.
      A gutter on a rainy day is the same as a quarrelsome wife.
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