herpesto
Esperanto
Etymology
From New Latin Herpestes, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [herˈpesto]
- Rhymes: -esto
- Hyphenation: her‧pes‧to
Noun
herpesto (accusative singular herpeston, plural herpestoj, accusative plural herpestojn)
- mongoose (carnivorous mammal of the family Herpestidae)
- Synonym: mungoto