vulpo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin vulpēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvul.po/
• Hyphenation: vul‧po

Noun

vulpo (plural vulpoj, accusative singular vulpon, accusative plural vulpojn)

1. fox
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

     Se vulpo pentofaras, gardu la kokidojn.

     If a fox does penance, guard the chicks.

Hyponyms

• virvulpo (idiomatic) (a male fox)
• vulpido (“a young fox, a fox pup”)
• vulpino (“a female fox, vixen”)

Hypernyms

• kanisedo (“canid”)