krakado

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kraki (“to crack”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kraˈkado]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Hyphenation: kra‧ka‧do

Noun[edit]

krakado (accusative singular krakadon, plural krakadoj, accusative plural krakadojn)

  1. cracking sound
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 18, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      La homaj kriegoj, la krakado de la lancoj, la tintado de la falĉiloj, iafoje terura ĝemo, kiu tuj dronis en la ĝenerala tumulto…
      The screams of people, the cracking of the lances, the tinkling of the scythes, the occasional horrible groan which immediately drowned in the general tumult…
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