kuriero

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kurier, German Kurier, and Russian курье́р (kurʹjér). Related to kuri.

The sense “bishop” probably comes from German Läufer and Polish goniec.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kuriˈero]
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ri‧e‧ro

Noun

kuriero (accusative singular kurieron, plural kurieroj, accusative plural kurierojn)

  1. courier
  2. (chess) bishop

See also

Chess pieces in Esperanto · ŝakpecoj (layout · text)
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reĝo damo, reĝino turo kuriero ĉevalo peono

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kurieroEnglish courierFrench coursierGerman KurierItalian corriereRussian курье́р (kurʹjér).

Pronunciation

Noun

kuriero (plural kurieri)

  1. messenger, courier

Derived terms