infanta

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UK/ɪnˈfantə/Philippines/ʔɪnˈfan̪.t̪ɐ/

noun

The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal.

OriginSpanish infanta ← Portuguese infanta →
UncommonFirst used 17th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

infanta1

nouninfanta (plural infantas)

plural infantas

  1. The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal.First known use 17th c.

    It was a dispatch intended specifically to communicate a sense of closure to the Spanish monarchs, to show that England possessed a dynasty fit for an infanta of Spain.

    2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 40

Infanta2

proper noun
  1. A municipality of the province of Quezon, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Portugueseinfanta
  2. Spanishinfanta
  3. Englishinfanta

Borrowed from Spanish infanta, Portuguese infanta, feminine of infante.

More words from Spanish, Portuguese

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Translations

Italian infante
  • infanteSpanish daughter of a king
Japanese インファンタ
  • インファンタmunicipality
Polish infantka
  • infantkaSpanish daughter of a king
Portuguese infanta
  • infantaSpanish daughter of a king
Slovak infantka
  • infantkaSpanish daughter of a king
Spanish infanta
  • infantaSpanish daughter of a king
Cite this entry
APA

infanta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanta

MLA

“infanta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infanta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infanta.

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