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benta

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese botar and Spanish botar and Kabuverdianu bota.

Verb

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benta

  1. to throw

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From bento (“holy”), from Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeyto, from Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of benedicō (“to bless”), from bene (“well”) + dīco (“to say”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ẽtɐ
  • Hyphenation: ben‧ta

Noun

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benta f (plural bentas)

  1. female equivalent of bento
  2. (Portugal) a nasty looking boil or wart
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Adjective

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benta

  1. feminine singular of bento

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish venta.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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benta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. (business) sale; act of selling
  2. (business) income from sales
  3. ready-made clothes

Derived terms

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Adjective

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benta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. (colloquial) sold well (of a product)
  2. (colloquial) well-received (especially jokes)

Verb

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benta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. immediate imperative mood of ibenta
  2. immediate imperative mood of magbenta

Further reading

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  • “benta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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