fantoche

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fantoccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃.tɔʃ/

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Noun

fantoche m (plural fantoches)

1. puppet

   gouvernement fantoche ― puppet government

   État fantoche ― puppet state

Descendants

• → Catalan: fantotxe
• → Spanish: fantoche
• → Portuguese: fantoche

Adjective

fantoche (plural fantoches)

1. manipulated

Derived terms

• fantochement

Further reading

• “fantoche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French fantoche, borrowed from Italian fantoccio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃ˈtɔ.t͡ʃɨ/

• Hyphenation: fan‧to‧che

Noun

fantoche m (plural fantoches)

1. puppet

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French fantoche, borrowed from Italian fantoccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈtot͡ʃe/ [fãn̪ˈt̪o.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: fan‧to‧che

Noun

fantoche m (plural fantoches)

1. puppet

Further reading

• “fantoche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16