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/

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• Rhymes: -anɡo
• Syllabification: la‧van‧go

Noun

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

1. avalanche

Derived terms

• lavangi

See also

• terglito (“landslide”)