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legomo

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin legūmen, from legere (to pick), because the fruit may be picked by hand; related to French légume, Italian legume.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [leˈɡomo]
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  • Rhymes: -omo
  • Hyphenation: le‧go‧mo

Noun

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legomo (accusative singular legomon, plural legomoj, accusative plural legomojn)

  1. vegetable, (in the plural) greens
    Manĝu pli da legomoj; ili estas sanigaj!
    Eat more vegetables; they're healthy!
    Mi volus rostitajn legomojn kun mia fiŝaĵo anstataŭ salato.
    I'd like roasted greens with my fish instead of a salad.