dronte

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English

Etymology

From French dronte.

Noun

dronte (plural drontes)

  1. (archaic) The dodo (†Raphus cucullatus).

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dronte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔn.tə/
  • Hyphenation: dron‧te

Noun

dronte m (plural dronten)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of dodo

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁɔ̃t/
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Noun

dronte m (plural drontes)

  1. dodo (bird)
    Synonym: dodo

Descendants

  • Dutch: dronte
  • English: dronte
  • Portuguese: dronte

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From French.

Noun

dronte m (plural dronti)

  1. dodo
    Synonym: dodo

Further reading

  • dronte in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

dronte m (definite singular dronten, indefinite plural dronter, definite plural drontene)

  1. dodo (†Raphus cucullatus)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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dronte

Noun

dronte m (definite singular dronten, indefinite plural drontar, definite plural drontane)

  1. dodo (†Raphus cucullatus)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From French dronte.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

dronte m (plural drontes)

  1. dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
    Synonyms: dodó, dodô

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

dronte m (plural drontes)

  1. (obsolete) dodo
    Synonym: dodo