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Latin
Participle
albicante
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of albicāns
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin albicantis, albicāns, present participle of albicō (“to whiten, to be whitish”), from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
albicante m or f (plural albicantes)
- (rare) albicant (becoming white; whitish)
- Synonym: albescente
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