colante

Italian

Participle

colante (plural colanti)

1. present participle of colare

Anagrams

• clonate, contale, locante

Latin

Participle

cōlante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōlāns

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• collante (obsolete)

Etymology

From colar (“to glue”) +‎ -ante (“-ing”), from cola (“glue”), from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: co‧lan‧te

Adjective

colante m or f (plural colantes)

1. adherent; adhesive; which sticks to things

   Synonyms: adesivo, aderente

2. (of an item of clothing) close-fitting

   Synonym: justo

   Antonyms: frouxo, solto

Derived terms

• autocolante

Related terms

• cola
• colado
• colar