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Meaning of meĉo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmet͡ʃo

Definitions

  1. wick (of a candle, oil lamp etc.)
  2. fuse (of a bomb or other explosive device)

Equivalents

English Wick

Examples

“La kandela meĉo brulis, apenaŭ havigante sufiĉe da lumo por ke ni povu vidi la ĉambron.”

The candle wick burned, providing barely enough light for us to see the room.

“Ŝi ekbruligis la meĉon de la bombo kaj rapide forkuris.”

She lit the bomb's fuse and quickly ran away.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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