fantoche
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian fantoccio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fantoche m (plural fantoches)
- puppet
- gouvernement fantoche ― puppet government
- État fantoche ― puppet state
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
fantoche (plural fantoches)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fantoche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French fantoche, borrowed from Italian fantoccio.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fan‧to‧che
Noun edit
fantoche m (plural fantoches)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French fantoche, borrowed from Italian fantoccio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fantoche m (plural fantoches)
Further reading edit
- “fantoche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014