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Italian
Participle
colante (plural colanti)
- present participle of colare
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Latin
Participle
cōlante
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōlāns
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From colar (“to glue”) + -ante (“-ing”), from cola (“glue”), from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
- Hyphenation: co‧lan‧te
Adjective
colante m or f (plural colantes)
- adherent; adhesive; which sticks to things
- Synonyms: adesivo, aderente
- (of an item of clothing) close-fitting
- Synonym: justo
- Antonyms: frouxo, solto
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