passavante

Portuguese

Etymology

From passar +‎ avante

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.saˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.saˈvɐ̃.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧van‧te

Noun

passavante m (plural passavantes)

  1. (monarchy) pursuivant (royal messenger)

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