collant

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Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

collant

  1. gerund of collar

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɑ̃/
  • (file)

Participle[edit]

collant

  1. present participle of coller

Adjective[edit]

collant (feminine collante, masculine plural collants, feminine plural collantes)

  1. sticky, gluey, clammy
  2. (figuratively, of a person, informal) hard to shake off; clingy, clinging
  3. skintight, close-fitting, clinging

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

collant m (plural collants)

  1. body stocking, leotard
  2. (usually in the plural) tights (UK), pantyhose (US)

Descendants[edit]

  • Portuguese: colãs, collants (unadapted form); colã, collant (unadapted form)

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French collant.

Noun[edit]

collant m (invariable)

  1. tights

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French collant.

Noun[edit]

collant m (plural collants)

  1. Alternative form of colã (tights)