gurdo
Esperanto
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare English hurdy-gurdy, a misnomer for a street organ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡurdo/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -urdo
- Syllabification: gur‧do
Noun
gurdo (accusative singular gurdon, plural gurdoj, accusative plural gurdojn)
- barrel organ, street organ
- Ĉie surstrate oni aŭdis la gurdojn.
- Barrel organs were heard everywhere on the streets.
Derived terms
- gurdisto (“organ grinder”)
Latin
Noun
gurdō
- dative/ablative singular of gurdus