passavante
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.saˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.saˈvɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.sɐˈvɐ̃.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.sɐˈbɐ̃.tɨ/ [pɐ.sɐˈβɐ̃.tɨ]
- Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧van‧te
Noun
passavante m (plural passavantes)
- (monarchy) pursuivant (royal messenger)
Related terms
Further reading
- “passavante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “passavante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025