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levant.

A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɪˈvænt/
  1. A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.

Where this word comes from

Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Ultimately from Latin levō + -ant.

verb/lɪˈvænt/
  1. To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.

Where this word comes from

Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Ultimately from Latin levō + -ant.

adj/ˈlɛvənt/
  1. Rising, of an animal.

    not-comparable
  2. Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle.

    not-comparable
  3. Eastern.

    not-comparable · poetic
Where this word comes from

From French levant.

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