lavango

Esperanto

Etymology

Possibly a blend of German Lawine / Yiddish לאַווינע‎ (lavine) + Italian valanga. The German term has been borrowed by many of Esperanto's source languages; compare Polish lawina, Russian лавина (lavina), Italian lavina, English lauwine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [laˈvanɡo]
Audio:
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Rhymes: -anɡo
Hyphenation: la‧van‧go

Noun

lavango (accusative singular lavangon, plural lavangoj, accusative plural lavangojn)

avalanche

Derived terms

lavangi

See also

terglito (“landslide”)

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