fente

From Vulgar Latin *findita, feminine of *finditus, as an alternate past participle of Latin findō (normally fissus).

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃t/

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fente f (plural fentes)

1. cleft, fissure, crack (in rock)
2. split, crack (in wood)
3. slit, slot
4. slit (in skirt), vent (in jacket etc.)
5. (anatomy) fissure
6. (fencing) lunge
7. (vulgar, slang) crack, slit (vagina)

• fissure

• fendre

• ouverture

• “fente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

fen +‎ -te

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛntɛ]
• Hyphenation: fen‧te

fente

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of fen

   János már fente a késeket. ― János was already sharpening the knives.