senteraro

Esperanto

Etymology

sento (“feeling, sensation”) +‎ eraro (“mistake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [senteˈraro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: sen‧te‧ra‧ro

Noun

senteraro (accusative singular senteraron, plural senteraroj, accusative plural senterarojn)

1. illusion (something misperceived by the senses)
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 6, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Subite li eksentis, ke sur liaj piedoj traglitis io, kvazaŭ granda serpento. […] – Senteraro!… – diris li al si.

     Suddenly he felt something sliding across his feet, like a big serpent. […] "Illusion!" he told himself.