silueto
Esperanto
Silueto de sketilo
Etymology
From French silhouette, derived from the surname of French politician Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767), which itself is a gallicization of Basque Ziloeta, Zilhoeta, from zulo (“hole, cave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [siluˈeto]
- Rhymes: -eto
- Hyphenation: si‧lu‧e‧to
Noun
silueto (accusative singular silueton, plural siluetoj, accusative plural siluetojn)
- silhouette (dark shape and outline of something visible against a lighter background)
Derived terms
- urbosilueto (“skyline”)
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