debutante

== English == === Alternative forms === débutante debûtante === Etymology === From French débutante. By surface analysis, debut +‎ French -ante. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/, /ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/ === Noun === debutante (plural debutantes) A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society. Synonym: (informal) deb A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment. ==== Coordinate terms ==== debutant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === debutante on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “debutante”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === unabetted == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French débutante or from debutant +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdeː.byˈtɑn.tə/ Hyphenation: de‧bu‧tan‧te Rhymes: -ɑntə === Noun === debutante f (plural debutantes, no diminutive, masculine debutant) a debutante, a woman who debuts ==== Related terms ==== debuteren debuut == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === debutante m or f (plural debutantes) novice, first-time === Noun === debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes) beginner, first-timer debutant (especially a girl celebrating her fifteenth birthday) === Further reading === “debutante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “debutante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /debuˈtante/ [d̪e.β̞uˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: de‧bu‧tan‧te === Adjective === debutante m or f (masculine and feminine plural debutantes) novice, first-time === Noun === debutante m or f by sense (plural debutantes) debutant, beginner, first-timer === Further reading === “debutante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025