Zante, n.

zante
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# Zantenoun

## Earlier version

- Zante in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zante mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zante. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun Zante pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzanti/
ZAN-tee

#### U.S. English

/ˈzæn(t)i/
ZAN-tee

### Where does the noun Zante come from?

Earliest known use

early 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun Zante is in the early 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zante is from 1615, in the writing of E. Sharpe.

From a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Zante.

### Nearby entries

1. zampino, n. 1881–
2. zampogna, n. 1740–
3. zampone, n. 1860–
4. zamzawed, adj. 1743–
5. Zamzummim, n. 1530–
6. Zande, n. 1873–
7. zander, n. 1854–
8. zanella, n. 1876–
9. zanily, adv. 1936–
10. zaniness, n. 1933–
11. Zante, n.1615–
12. Zantedeschia, n. 1836–
13. ZANU, n. 1963–
14. zany, n. & adj. 1582–
15. zany, v. 1602–1894
16. zanyish, adj. 1843–
17. zanyism, n. 1823–
18. zanyship, n. 1766–1839
19. Zanzibari, n. & adj. 1882–
20. zap, n. 1968–
21. zap, v. 1942–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Zante.
< Zante, the name of one of the Ionian islands, anciently Zacynthus.

## Meaning & use

1. 1615–
   Used attributively in the names of certain products (see quots.); also short for Zante wine, wood, etc.
   1. 1615

      > Phisick and Surgery helps... Zant-oyle.

      E. Sharpe, Britaines Busse sig. C2
   2. 1825

      > Claret. Zante. Malmsey Madeira.

      W. Weldon, Chemistry 560
   3. 1835

      > A black juicy berry resembling the Zante grape.

      Rec. General Science vol. 1 387
   4. 1843

      > Zante, or Young Fustic, from the Mediterranean, is a species of sumach, (Rhus Cotinus).

      C. Holtzapffel, Turning & Mechanical Manipulation vol. I. 110
   5. 1858

      > Zante-wood, a name for the Rhus Cotinus and for the Chloroxylon Swietenia.

      P. L. Simmonds, Dictionary of Trade Products

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzanti/
ZAN-tee

### U.S. English

/ˈzæn(t)i/
ZAN-tee

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

Also 1600s Zant.

Zante, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

Zante, n. was last modified in June 2024.