pente

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pendēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃t/

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Noun

pente f (plural pentes)

1. slope

Further reading

• “pente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

pente m (plural pentes)

1. Alternative form of peite

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnte

Verb

pente

1. third-person singular present indicative of pentirsi

Etymology

From Old Portuguese *peitẽe, from Latin pecten, pectinem. Cognate with Galician peite, Spanish peine, Catalan pinta, French peigne and Italian pettine.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.ti/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.te/
• Hyphenation: pen‧te

Noun

pente m (plural pentes)

1. comb