vakso

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Wachs, Yiddish וואַקס (vaks), and English wax. Cognate with Polish wosk, Russian воск (vosk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvakso]
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• Rhymes: -akso
• Hyphenation: vak‧so

Noun

vakso (accusative singular vakson, plural vaksoj, accusative plural vaksojn)

1. wax

Derived terms

• abelvakso (“beeswax”)
• modlovakso (“modeling wax”)
• orelvakso (“earwax”)
• sigelvakso (“sealing wax”)
• vaksa (“waxy”)
• vaksi (“to wax”)
• vakstolo (“cerecloth; oilcloth”)