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Fanta

/ˈfæn.tə/

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South Asia/ˈfæɳʈaː/

Fanta proper noun: a brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company.

fanta: a brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company
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Proper noun (1)

Fanta

  1. A brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company.
    • An hour later we were stuffed with smoked fish, grilled maize-on-the-cob, barbecued beef, fried plantains, and Fanta.1996, Neil Peart, “People on the Bus”, in The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa, Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press, published 1999, →ISBN, part 2 (Epiphanies and Apostasies), page 179
    • Meg eyed the five cubicles, each with its curtain drawn. “Which one is he in?” ¶ “Three. Once I’d treated him to a Mars and a bottle of Fanta, he seemed happy enough to wait.”2015, Cari Hunter, No Good Reason, Valley Falls, N.Y.: Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN, page 232

Noun (1)

Fanta (plural Fantas)

  1. A serving of this drink.

Proper noun (2)

Fanta (plural Fantas)

  1. A surname.

Noun (2)

Fanta (plural Fantas)

  1. (FFXIV fandom slang) The Fantasia potion, an in-game consumable for modifying player character appearance.
    • Fantas should be available in game for gil as well as dolladolla.2022 June 3, AnimuCrossing, Reddit
    • I recently used a Fanta on a character (my first time and was nervous about messing up!) but I was able to change her appearance 3 times within the hour limit they give you.2025 March 20, NativeGalAZ, Reddit

Verb

Fanta (third-person singular simple present Fantas, present participle Fantaing, simple past and past participle Fanta'd)

  1. (FFXIV fandom slang) To modify a player character's appearance via a Fantasia potion.
    • Fanta'd to Hroth from Lala after I finished 5.0, and I was over it by 5.2.2023 March 2, Alsimni, Reddit
    • I just have to decide what to fanta to when the time comes.2025 August 1, lucichameleon, Reddit
    Synonyms:
    Fantasia

Fanta meaning in Bengali, Nepali and Thai

Fanta in Bengali

the brand of drink
ফান্টা phanṭa

Fanta in Nepali

the brand of drink
फ्यान्टा phyānṭā

Fanta in Thai

the brand of drink
แฟนต้า fɛɛn-dtâa

Examples of Fanta in a sentence

  • I too have a Fanta addiction, I was 5 different races in the past 3 weeks, I might have an issue2026 May 21, XeNoGeaR52, Reddit:
  • I don't think I'll be fantaing again anytime soon, unless I get a compulsion to change his eye colour again lol2026 May 21, SpeeeedBoooost, Reddit:

Synonyms of Fanta

Forms of Fanta

Noun
pluralFantas
Proper noun
pluralFantas
Verb
third-person singular presentFantas
present participleFantaing
past participleFanta'd
pastFanta'd

Origin of Fanta

Marketing coinage, derived from German Fantasie (“imagination”), which employees were exhorted to use in inventing a name for the new drink.

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Fanta, from the phrase fantit se (“to go crazy”), from fant (“crazy, eccentric person”), probably borrowed from German Fant (“dandy, inexperienced person”). * Borrowed from Amharic ፋንታ (fanta).

From a clipping of fantasia.

Words formed from Fanta

Phrases with Fanta

Questions about Fanta

What does Fanta mean?
Fanta means a brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company.
What is Fanta in Bengali?
Fanta in Bengali is ফান্টা (phanṭa). See Fanta meaning in Bengali.
How do you use Fanta in a sentence?
I too have a Fanta addiction, I was 5 different races in the past 3 weeks, I might have an issue
What part of speech is Fanta?
Fanta can be a proper noun, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Fanta?
Fanta is pronounced /ˈfæn.tə/.

Words near Fanta in the dictionary

  1. fansubber
  2. fansubbers
  3. fansubbing
  4. fansubs
  5. Fant
  6. Fanta
  7. Fanta cake
  8. Fanta cakes
  9. Fanta'd
  10. fantabulosa
  11. fantabuloso

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