guante

See also: ĝuante

Galician

Etymology

From Old Occitan guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz.

Noun

guante m (plural guantes)

1. glove

   Synonym: luva

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwante/ [ˈɡwãn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: guan‧te

Noun

guante m (plural guantes)

1. glove (hand-wear)

   Me gustan mucho tus guantes.

   I really like your gloves.

2. gauntlet (large glove)

Derived terms

• arrojar el guante
• colgar los guantes
• como un guante
• con guante blanco
• echar el guante
• echar un guante
• enguantar
• guantada
• guantazo
• guante blanco
• guantear
• guantera
• recoger el guante

Related terms

• aguantar
• guantelete

Descendants

• → Tagalog: guwantes

Further reading

• “guante”, 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