fulmofermilo

Esperanto

Etymology

From fulmo (“lightning”) +‎ fermilo (“fastener”), a calque of French fermeture éclair, Italian chiusura lampo, Russian застёжка-молния (zastjóžka-molnija), Yiddish בליצשלעסל (blitsshlesl), all calqued from English lightning fastener, a genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fulmoferˈmilo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: ful‧mo‧fer‧mi‧lo

Noun

fulmofermilo (accusative singular fulmofermilon, plural fulmofermiloj, accusative plural fulmofermilojn)

1. zip fastener, zipper

   Synonym: zipo