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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English utensil, French ustensile, German Utensil, Italian utensile,Spanish utensilio, all ultimately from Latin ūtensilem, accusative of ūtensilis.

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  • IPA(key): /u.ten.ˈsi.lo/, /u.tɛn.ˈsi.lɔ/

Noun edit

utensilo (plural utensili)

  1. utensil, tool, instrument, implement
    • 1918, Mondo - Volumes 7-10, page 65:
      Do la dardo kun la retro-hoki esas ne armo kontre altra animali, nek utensilo por borar o segar.
      Therefore the dart with the backwards hook is the weapon against other animals, neither instrument for piercing or sawing.

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