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аванта

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From either Turkish avanta or Greek αβάντα (avánta), from Old Italian avantare, avanti or avante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈvantɐ]
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Noun

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ава́нта (avántaf

  1. (colloquial) acquisition of something without effort, or undeservingly; a bargain, steal
    Synonyms: келепи́р (kelepír), му́фта (múfta)

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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ава́нта (avánta)

  1. dirt-cheap, undeservedly, for free
    Synonyms: да́ром (dárom), гра́тис (grátis), му́фта (múfta)

References

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  • аванта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • аванта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ава̀нта”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 2
  • аванта”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 16