nanto

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noun

A horse.

OriginKaurna nanto →
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Meanings

nanto1

nounnanto (plural nantos)

plural nantos

  1. Australian AboriginalA horse.

Nanto2

proper noun
  1. A city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Origin

nanto · noun

  1. Kaurnananto
  2. Englishnanto

From Kaurna nanto, a shortening of pindi nanto (literally “European kangaroo”).

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Nanto · proper noun

  1. Japanese南砺
  2. EnglishNanto

Borrowed from Japanese 南砺 (Nanto).

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Translations

Chinese 南礪 /南砺
  • 南礪 /南砺 (Nánlì)city in Japan
Japanese 南砺
  • 南砺 (Nanto)city in Japan

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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