debutante

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See also: débutante and debûtante

English

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Etymology

From French débutante.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/, /ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

debutante (plural debutantes)

  1. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
    Synonym: (informal) deb
  2. A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French débutante or from debutant +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.byˈtɑn.tə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧bu‧tan‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɑntə

Noun

debutante f (plural debutantes, masculine debutant)

  1. a debutante, a woman who debuts

Portuguese

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Adjective

debutante m or f (plural debutantes)

  1. novice, first-time

Noun

debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes)

  1. beginner, first-timer
  2. debutant (especially a girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday)

Spanish

Adjective

debutante m or f (masculine and feminine plural debutantes)

  1. novice, first-time

Noun

debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes)

  1. debutant, beginner, first-timer

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