/ˈt͡ʃerko/
OriginBorrowed from French cercueil, an alteration of Old French sarqueu, sarcou, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos, “coffin of limestone”). Doublet of sarkofago.
- coffin (rectangular box in which a dead body is placed for burial)
Formsĉerkon(accusative, singular) · ĉerkoj(plural) · ĉerkojn(accusative, plural)