guanto

Meaning

1. (masculine) glove
2. (masculine, slang) condom

Concepts

glove

condom

rubber

French letter

sheath

cock-sock

raincoat

pussy can

American letter

American sock

cock sock

franger

prophylactic

safe

safety

female condom

Synonyms

preservativo

profilattico

condom

goldone

aguant’

Translations

gant

guante

Handschuh

guant

γάντι

luva

handschoen

condón

capote

capote anglaise

preservatiu

preservatiu

condom

Hyphenated as

guàn‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡwan.to/

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove, mitten”), from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from the root *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”). Cognates include French gant, Catalan guant, Sicilian nguantu and Spanish guante.