gejo
Esperanto
Etymology
From English gay.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈɡejo/
- Hyphenation: gej‧o
- Rhymes: -ejo
Noun
gejo (accusative singular gejon, plural gejoj, accusative plural gejojn)
- gay, homosexual (especially of men)
- 2000, Joao Manoel Aguilera Junior, “Esperanto en geja parado”, in La Ondo de Esperanto, number 8-9:
- [E]sperantistoj en la 4a Parado de Geja Fiero en San-Paŭlo (Brazilo) portis sloganrubandon: “Esperanto, Lingvo Internacia, unuiganta la G.L.S-komunumon” (gejoj, lesboj kaj simpatiantoj).
- Esperantists in the 4th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo (Brazil) carried a banner: "Esperanto, International Language, unifying the G.L.S. community" (gays, lesbians, and supporters).
- Synonym: samseksemulo
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Hyponyms
- lesbo (“lesbian”)
Derived terms
- geja (“gay”, adjective)
- gejino (“gay woman”)
- gejaĉo
See also
- gaja (“joyous”)
- samseksemo (“homosexuality”)