mirtelo

Esperanto

Mirteloj sur arbedo

Etymology

From Italian mirtillo and French myrtille, both from Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus (myrtle tree), from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, myrtle), from a Semitic root meaning bitter (compare Arabic مُرّ (murr, bitter), Hebrew מֹר (mor, bitterness, acrimony)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mirˈtelo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Hyphenation: mir‧te‧lo

Noun

mirtelo (accusative singular mirtelon, plural mirteloj, accusative plural mirtelojn)

  1. blueberry
    Synonym: blua bero
    Ŝi ĉiam amis manĝi frambojn, mirtelojn, vinberojn kaj aliajn berojn somere.
    She always loved to eat raspberries, blueberries, grapes and other berries in the summer.
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