kloŝo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French cloche, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Polish klosz, Russian клош (kloš), German Glosche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkloʃo]
• Rhymes: -oʃo
• Hyphenation: klo‧ŝo

Noun

kloŝo (accusative singular kloŝon, plural kloŝoj, accusative plural kloŝojn)

1. cloche

Derived terms

• suĉkloŝo (“plunger”)