nova ondo

Esperanto

Etymology

From nova (“new”) + ondo (“wave”), a calque of English new wave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnova ˈondo]
• Rhymes: -ondo
• Hyphenation: no‧va on‧do

Noun

nova ondo (uncountable, accusative novan ondon)

1. new wave (umbrella term for various styles of popular music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s)

   En la 1980-aj jaroj, li estis fervorulo de nova ondo, sed mi preferis aŭskulti punkon. ― In the 1980s, he was a fan of new wave, but I preferred listening to punk.