Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈskan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: bu‧scàn‧te

Participle

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buscante (plural buscanti)

  1. present participle of buscare

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From buscar +‎ -ante.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bus‧can‧te

Adjective

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buscante m or f (plural buscantes)

  1. seeker (one who seeks)

Noun

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buscante m (plural buscantes)

  1. (archaic, hunting) tracker hound
    • 1516, Garcia de Resende, “De Diogo Velho”, in Cancioneiro Geral[1], page 183:
      O dos muy lindos buſcãtes, / rraſteyros, & tam voantes, / caçadores rraſtejantes, / que caçam çaça [sic] rreal.
      He who owns the very beautiful 'tracker hounds, / grovelers, and so swift, / crawling hunters, / who hunt the royal hunt.

References

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  1. ^ buscante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

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