spongeca

Esperanto

Etymology

From spongo (“sponge”, noun) +‎ -eca (“-like”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sponˈɡet͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -et͡sa
  • Hyphenation: spon‧ge‧ca

Adjective

spongeca (accusative singular spongecan, plural spongecaj, accusative plural spongecajn)

  1. spongy
    • 2001, Stefan Maul, “Memdetrua homaro”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎[1], number 02, Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 3 December 2023, page 4:
      […] furoras en vastaj partoj de Eŭropo angoro pri bova spongeca encefalopatio (mallonge BSE, populare „bovofrenezo”), […].
      […] anxiety has been raging in large parts of Europe about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE for short, popularly “mad cow disease”), […].
    • 2006, Vladimir Lemelev, “Nova etapo en biologio kaj medicino”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎[2], Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 20 September 2020:
      Por ĉiuj prionaj malsanoj estas karakterizaj spongecaj kavoj en la cerbo surloke de detruitaj neŭronoj […].
      All prion diseases are characterized by spongy cavities in the brain at the site of destroyed neurons […].
    • 2008, Petro De Smet', “Sidante en pudingo, mi alvokas miajn savantojn!”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎[3], Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 15 August 2020:
      Por riĉaj doktuloj pudding estas dolĉa deserto, […];por plebano temas pri deserto de mola, spongeca, aŭ denskremeca konsisto.
      For wealthy scholars pudding is a sweet dessert, […]; for commoners it is a dessert of soft, spongy, or creamy consistency.

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