panto

See also: Pantò and panto-

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pæn.təʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æntəʊ

Noun

panto (countable and uncountable, plural pantos)

  1. (British, informal) Clipping of pantomime.
    • 2025 November 28, Hollie Richardson, “Oh yes he is! Kiefer Sutherland dives into the world of panto”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 2 December 2025:
      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.”
  2. (countable, rail transport, informal) Clipping of pantograph.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

pantō

  1. dative/ablative singular of panton

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese pantu, Malay pintu. Displaced Old Sundanese dora.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpan.to/, [ˈpan.t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: pan‧to

Noun

panto (Sundanese script ᮕᮔ᮪ᮒᮧ)

  1. door
    Synonym: lawang
    Panto dina gedong ieu téh aya sarébu, ku sabab éta dingaranan 'Lawang Sewu'
    In this building, there are a thousand doors, that's why it's called 'Lawang Sewu'

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