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nanto

nanto noun: a horse.

Noun

nanto (plural nantos)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) A horse.

Proper noun capitalized: Nanto

Nanto

  1. A city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Forms of nanto

pluralnantos

Origin of nanto

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

Borrowed from Japanese 南砺 (Nanto).

Questions about nanto

What does nanto mean?
Nanto means a horse.
What part of speech is nanto?
Nanto can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nanto?
The plural of nanto is nantos.

Words near nanto in the dictionary

  1. nantle
  2. Nantlle
  3. Nantmawr
  4. Nantmel
  5. Nantmor
  6. nanto
  7. nantokite
  8. Nanton
  9. Nantong
  10. nantos
  11. Nantosuelta

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