markolo

Esperanto

Etymology

From maro (“sea”) +‎ kolo (“neck”), a partial calque of German Meerenge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈkolo/

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification: mar‧ko‧lo
• Hyphenation: mar‧kolo

Noun

markolo (accusative singular markolon, plural markoloj, accusative plural markolojn)

1. (geography) strait

Derived terms

• Beringa Markolo (“Bering Strait”)
• Ĝibraltara Markolo (“Strait of Gibraltar”)
• Manika Markolo (“English Channel”)
• Markolo Bass (“Bass Strait”)
• Toresa Markolo (“Torres Strait”)