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Bulgarian
Etymology
From either Turkish avanta or Greek αβάντα (avánta), from Old Italian avantare, avanti or avante.
Pronunciation
Noun
ава́нта • (avánta) f
- (colloquial) acquisition of something without effort, or undeservingly; a bargain, steal
- Synonyms: келепи́р (kelepír), му́фта (múfta)
Declension
Derived terms
Adverb
ава́нта • (avánta)
- dirt-cheap, undeservedly, for free
- Synonyms: да́ром (dárom), гра́тис (grátis), му́фта (múfta)
References
- “аванта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “аванта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ава̀нта”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 2
- “аванта”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 16