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Cuiba
Noun
banto
- honey
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бант (bant, “bow, knot”) + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
banto (accusative singular banton, plural bantoj, accusative plural bantojn)
- bow (decorative knot)
Derived terms
Maranao
Noun
banto
- guest
- Synonyms: ana, ma'ana
Verb
banto
- to invite
Portuguese
Etymology
From English Bantu, from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ (“people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
banto m (plural bantos)
- Bantu (largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group)
Noun
banto m (plural bantos, feminine banta, feminine plural bantas)
- Bantu (a member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language)
Adjective
banto (feminine banta, masculine plural bantos, feminine plural bantas)
- (relational) Bantu
- as línguas bantas ― the Bantu languages
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
bantô (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)
- dilutant; diluent (liquid added to another to dilute it)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
bantô (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)
- immigrant
- Synonyms: banyaga, dayuhan
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