alpago

Esperanto

Etymology

al +‎ pago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpaɡo/
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Hyphenation: al‧pa‧go

Noun

alpago (accusative singular alpagon, plural alpagoj, accusative plural alpagojn)

1. additional fee, surcharge
   • Vladimír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk (The Good Soldier Švejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 4, Chapter 2,

     Pro ulino sen inteligenteco estis dudek-helera alpago, ĉar li eliris el tiu principo, ke tia nekulturita ino amuzos pli ol klera damo.

     For a woman without intelligence there was a surcharge of ten kreutzers because he took the view that a vulgar piece like that provided more fun than an educated lady. (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)