fante

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin īnfantem (infant, child) with aphaeresis, via the meaning "boy". Doublet of infante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: fàn‧te

Noun

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fante m (plural fanti)

  1. (military) infantryman
  2. (card games) jack, knave

Derived terms

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See also

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Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)
asso due tre quattro cinque sei sette
otto nove dieci fante donna,
regina
re jolly, joker,
matta

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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fante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of fāns

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fante.

Noun

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fante m (plural fanți)

  1. womanizer
  2. (card games) jack

Declension

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