debutante
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
debutante (plural debutantes)
- A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
- Synonym: (informal) deb
- A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.
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Translations[edit]
young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
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female debutant
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Further reading[edit]
debutante on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “debutante”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French débutante or from debutant + -e.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
debutante f (plural debutantes, masculine debutant)
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
debutante m or f (plural debutantes)
Noun[edit]
debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes)
- beginner, first-timer
- debutant (especially a girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday)
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
debutante m or f (masculine and feminine plural debutantes)
Noun[edit]
debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes)
Further reading[edit]
- “debutante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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