parapente

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parapente, from French parapente. Displaced by paraglayder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾaˈpente/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧pen‧te

Noun

parapente

  1. (obsolete) paraglider
    Synonym: paraglayder

French

un parapente

Etymology

From para- +‎ pente (“slope”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.pɑ̃t/
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Noun

parapente m (plural parapentes)

  1. paraglider
  2. paragliding

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Galician: parapente
  • → Portuguese: parapente
  • → Spanish: parapente

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from French parapente.

Noun

parapente m (plural parapentes)

  1. paraglider (lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure)
  2. paragliding

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French parapente.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧pen‧te

Noun

parapente m (plural parapentes)

  1. paraglider (lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure)
  2. paragliding

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French parapente.

Noun

parapente m (plural parapentes)

  1. paraglider (lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure)
  2. paragliding

Derived terms

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