mefito

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin mefitis ("foul-smelling, toxic gases"). In Roman (and pre-Roman, Samnite) mythology, Mefitis was the goddess of the foul-smelling gases from the earth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈfito/
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  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: me‧fi‧to

Noun

mefito (accusative singular mefiton, plural mefitoj, accusative plural mefitojn)

  1. skunk
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