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)

1. fermented animal excrement used for fertilizer; manure; dung

   Ĉi tiu bieno odoraĉas kiel sterko.

   This farm reeks of manure.

2. (figuratively) crap

Derived terms

• sterki (“to fertilize”)

See also

• feko (“shit”) (slang)
• fekaĵo (“dungheap”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sterko, Latin stercus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsterko/

Noun

sterko (plural sterki)

1. dung, muck

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”)

See also

• dungo