legomo

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin legūmen, from legere (to pick), because the fruit may be picked by hand; related to French légume, Italian legume.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [leˈɡomo]
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  • Rhymes: -omo
  • Hyphenation: le‧go‧mo

Noun

legomo (accusative singular legomon, plural legomoj, accusative plural legomojn)

  1. vegetable, (in the plural) greens
    Mi devas enmeti pli da legomoj en mia dieto.
    I should add more vegetables to my diet.
    Mi volas legomojn kun mia fiŝo anstataŭ terpomoj.
    I want greens with my fish instead of potatoes.
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