malpura

Esperanto

Etymology

From mal- (“opposite of”) +‎ pura (“clean”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malˈpura/
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  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: mal‧pu‧ra
  • Hyphenation: mal‧pura

Adjective

malpura (accusative singular malpuran, plural malpuraj, accusative plural malpurajn)

  1. dirty
    • 1998, Trans. Edwin Grobe, La Murdoj de Kadavrejo-Strato‎[1]:
      Ni promenadis iun nokton laŭ longa malpura strato proksime al Reĝa-Palaco.
      We were strolling one night down a long dirty street near to the Palais Royal.
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