karapaco

Esperanto

Etymology

From French carapace, from Portuguese carapaça (“carapace, shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karaˈpat͡so]
• Rhymes: -at͡so
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧pa‧co

Noun

karapaco (accusative singular karapacon, plural karapacoj, accusative plural karapacojn)

1. carapace (hard protective covering of bone or chitin covering the dorsal portion of an animal)