metaforo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”), from μετά (metá, “with, across, after”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [metaˈforo]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fo‧ro

Noun

metaforo (accusative singular metaforon, plural metaforoj, accusative plural metaforojn)

1. metaphor