guanto
Italian
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove, mitten”), from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from the root *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”). Cognates include French gant, Catalan guant, Sicilian nguantu and Spanish guante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwan.to/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: guàn‧to
Noun
guanto m (plural guanti)
- glove
- (slang) condom
- Synonyms: preservativo, profilattico
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwanto/ [ˈɡwãn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: guan‧to
Noun
guanto m (uncountable)
- red angel's trumpet (Datura sanguinea)
- Synonym: guamuco