volante

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noun

A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

OriginSpanish volante →
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Meanings

volante1

nounvolante (plural volantes)

plural volantes

  1. historicalA cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.

Volante2

proper nounVolante (plural Volantes)

plural Volantes

  1. A surname.

Origin

volante · noun

  1. Spanishvolante
  2. Englishvolante

Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally “flying”).

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Volante · proper noun

  1. SpanishVolante
  2. EnglishVolante

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Volante.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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