legomo

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin legūmen, from legere (“to pick”), because the fruit may be picked by hand; related to French légume, Italian legume.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈɡomo/
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  • Rhymes: -omo
  • Syllabification: le‧go‧mo

Noun

legomo (accusative singular legomon, plural legomoj, accusative plural legomojn)

  1. vegetable, (in the plural) greens
    Manĝu pli da legomoj; ili estas sanigaj!
    Eat more vegetables; they're healthy!
    Mi volus rostitajn legomojn kun mia fiŝaĵo anstataŭ salato.
    I'd like roasted greens with my fish instead of a salad.
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