volante

Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally “flying”).

volante (plural volantes)

1. (historical) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

• robe volante

• IPA^(key): /voˈlante/

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volante

1. present adverbial active participle of voli

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɑ̃t/

volante

1. feminine singular of volant

• envolât

volante

1. present participle of volar

• IPA^(key): /voˈlan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: vo‧làn‧te

volante m or f (plural volanti)

1. flying
2. loose (of a page)
3. freelance

volante m (plural volanti)

1. steering wheel (of a car)
2. Italian police car

• (noun) pantera

volante m or f (plural volanti)

1. present participle of volare

• idrovolante

• ventola

volante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of volāns

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

Borrowed from Latin volantem. Compare the inherited doublet voante.

volante m or f (plural volantes)

1. flying
2. floating
3. loose

• voante
• (flying): voador, alado
• (floating): flutuante

volante m (plural volantes)

1. (vehicles) steering wheel

   Synonym: guiador

2. (badminton) shuttlecock

   Synonym: peteca

From Carlos Volante, an Argentine football player that represented Flamengo during the 1930's to 1940's.

volante m or f (plural volantes)

1. (Brazil, soccer) defensive midfielder

• IPA^(key): /boˈlante/ [boˈlãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: vo‧lan‧te

volante m or f (masculine and feminine plural volantes)

1. flying

   Synonym: volador

2. loose

   Synonyms: flojo, suelto

volante m (plural volantes)

1. flyer

   Synonym: volátil

2. shuttlecock

   Synonym: plumilla

3. (automotive) steering wheel

   Synonyms: cabrilla, manubrio, timón

4. (fashion) ruffle, frill

volante m or f by sense (plural volantes)

1. driver

   Synonyms: conductor, chofer

2. (Peru, Chile, soccer) winger

   Synonym: extremo

• “volante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024