panto

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UK/ˈpæn.təʊ/

A form of pantomime — A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.

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Meanings

nounpanto (countable and uncountable, plural pantos)

plural pantos

  1. UKabbreviationclippingcountableinformaluncountableClipping of pantomime.

    In Tinsel Town she plays the fairy godmother. Her version of the classic panto goodie? “She loves a drink, she loves a joint, she’s permanently on heat. She really feels she’s in with a shot with Brad.”

    2025 November 28, Hollie Richardson, “Oh yes he is! Kiefer Sutherland dives into the world of panto”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025
  2. abbreviationclippingcountableinformalrail transportClipping of pantograph.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
panpantomime

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panto

EsperantocantotantomantoportmanteauLepantobel cantomanteau
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Anagrams

Paton
Cite this entry
APA

panto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panto

MLA

“panto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panto.

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