maltroigo

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mal- (“opposite”) +‎ tro (“too”) +‎ -ig- (“-ify”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [maltroˈiɡo]
  • Rhymes: -iɡo
  • Hyphenation: mal‧tro‧i‧go

Noun[edit]

maltroigo (accusative singular maltroigon, plural maltroigoj, accusative plural maltroigojn)

  1. (rhetoric) understatement, meiosis
    Antonyms: hiperbolo, troigo
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