Esperanto

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Etymology

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Blend of English Brexit and eksiĝi (resign) + -o.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [britelˈiro]
  • Rhymes: -iro
  • Hyphenation: Brit‧el‧i‧ro

Noun

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Breksiĝo (accusative Breksiĝon)

  1. Brexit

Usage notes

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The way the word Breksiĝo is built does not conform to the standard methods for combining words in Esperanto, and so some speakers reject it in favor of Briteliro.

Synonyms

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