fuente

See also: Fuente

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfwente/, [ˈfwẽn̪.t̪e]

Noun

fuente f (plural fuentes)

1. Alternative form of fonte

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fuente, fuent, fuant, from Latin fontem m, from Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfwente/ [ˈfwẽn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: fuen‧te

Noun

fuente f (plural fuentes)

1. spring (water), fountain

   Synonyms: fontana, manantial, venero

2. source

   Synonyms: origen, principio, raíz, motivo, causa

3. platter, dish, bowl
4. font

   Synonyms: tipografía, tipo

Derived terms

• código fuente
• Fuentes
• tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe

 

Related terms

• fontana
• hontana

 

Further reading

• “fuente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28