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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

van.

van

3 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvan/

  1. van

    error-lua-exec · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English van.

verb/ˈvan/

  1. apocopic form of vanno (“they go; they must be”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · apocopic
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj/ˈvan/

  1. apocopic form of vano (“vain”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · apocopic · poetic
Where this word comes from

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.