lingoto

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish lingote, French lingot, Italian lingotto and English ingot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈɡo.to/

Noun

lingoto (plural lingoti)

1. ingot
   • 1908, “La ponto dil Diablo”, in Unesma lektolibro:

     "Prizentez la manuo", il dicis al balifo qua hezitis, ed il pozis en lua fingri lingoto de oro maxim pura e tam kolda, kam se ol ekirus la mineyo.

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   • 1913, Progreso, volume 5, page 596:

     Exemple, la simpla laboro dil manuagisto, qua charjas vagono per gisfera lingoti, sugestas fiziologiala problemi delikatega.

     For example, the simple work of the manual labourer who loads a wagon with cast-iron ingots, presents very delicate fysiological problems.

   • 1922, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Report of the Annual Meeting, page 403:

     Nia preco cadie esas £90 po tuno, afrankita ye bordo di London, e la preco augmentos o diminutos segungrade la merket-preco di plomba lingoti, kun rabato di 2½ po cent. ye pago kontanta.

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Portuguese

Verb

lingoto

1. first-person singular present indicative of lingotar