volante

See also: Volante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally “flying”).

Noun

volante (plural volantes)

1. (historical) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

Related terms

• robe volante

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvolantɛ]
• Hyphenation: vo‧lan‧te

Noun

volante m inan

1. vocative singular of volant

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈlante/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: vo‧lan‧te

Adverb

volante

1. present adverbial active participle of voli

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɑ̃t/

Adjective

volante

1. feminine singular of volant

Anagrams

• envolât

Interlingua

Participle

volante

1. present participle of volar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈlan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: vo‧làn‧te

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

volante m or f by sense (plural volanti)

1. flying
2. loose (of a page)
3. freelance

Noun

volante m (plural volanti)

1. steering wheel (of a car)
2. Italian police car

Synonyms

• (noun) pantera

Participle

volante m or f by sense (plural volanti)

1. present participle of volare

Derived terms

• idrovolante

Anagrams

• ventola

Latin

Participle

volante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of volāns

Portuguese

volante (1)

volante (2)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /voˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /voˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /voˈlɐ̃.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈlɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃tʃi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃tɨ
• Hyphenation: vo‧lan‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin volantem. Compare the inherited doublet voante.

Adjective

volante m or f (plural volantes)

1. flying
2. floating
3. loose

Synonyms

• voante
• (flying): voador, alado
• (floating): flutuante

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

1. (vehicles) steering wheel

   Synonym: guiador

2. (badminton) shuttlecock

   Synonym: peteca

See also

• guidom

Etymology 2

From Carlos Volante, an Argentine football player that represented Flamengo during the 1930's to 1940's.

Noun

volante m or f (plural volantes)

1. (Brazil, soccer) defensive midfielder

Further reading

• “volante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “volante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈlante/ [boˈlãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: vo‧lan‧te

Adjective

volante m or f (masculine and feminine plural volantes)

1. flying

   Synonym: volador

2. loose

   Synonyms: flojo, suelto

Derived terms

• ciervo volante
• platillo volante

Noun

volante m (plural volantes)

1. flyer, circular

   Synonym: circular

2. (automotive) steering wheel

   Synonyms: cabrilla, manubrio, timón, manivela

3. shuttlecock

   Synonyms: plumilla, bádminton

4. (fashion) ruffle, frill

Derived terms

• volantear

Noun

volante m or f by sense (plural volantes)

1. driver

   Synonyms: conductor, chofer

2. (Peru, Chile, soccer) winger

   Synonym: extremo

Related terms

• volar

Further reading

• “volante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025