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How do you say “dispenser” in Esperanto?

by gabi_eo, August 22, 2026

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gabi_eo (User's profile) August 22, 2026, 1:43:53 AM

I’m looking for the general word for a device that dispenses something, such as a paper towel dispenser or a soap dispenser in a restroom. bombon-liverilo? sapodozilo? sapodisdonilo?

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Altebrilas (User's profile) August 22, 2026, 8:48:46 AM

Mi uzus disdonilo-n

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gabi_eo (User's profile) August 24, 2026, 3:30:06 PM

Altebrilas:Mi uzus disdonilo-n

Jes, mi pensas, ke disdonilo estas la plej bona elekto. Krome, mi trovis tiun vorton en la English-Esperanto Annotated Dictionary.

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Metsis (User's profile) August 27, 2026, 7:25:56 AM

Actually expressing distributing, dividing and sharing in Esperanto is a surprisingly complex matter. There are points of view regarding whether the distributable is preserved as a whole after the distribution, whether the distributable parts are of equal size and so on. Without diving into the matter disdonilo as suggested by Altebrilas is a good choice for a paper or soap dispenser.