infanta

[in-fan-tuh]

noun

1. a daughter of the king of Spain or of Portugal.

2. an infante's wife.

infanta

/ ɪnˈfæntə /

noun

1. a daughter of a king of Spain or (formerly) Portugal

2. (formerly) the wife of an infante

Word History and Origins

Origin of infanta¹

1595–1605; < Spanish or Portuguese; feminine of infante

Word History and Origins

Origin of infanta¹

C17: from Spanish or Portuguese, feminine of _infante

Example Sentences

When the artist set to work, she had recently born the king a child — the Infanta Margarita, who would later become a central figure in “Las Meninas,” Velázquez’s greatest painting.

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He was also criticised for grabbing his crotch when celebrating the win, standing next to Spain's Queen Letizia and her daughter Princess Infanta Sofia.

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The libretto is taken from Oscar Wilde’s story “The Birth of the Infanta.”

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In this case, an infanta in the Spanish court receives a sultan’s gift on her 18th birthday of a dwarf who has never seen himself in a mirror and is unaware of his perceived ugliness and difference.

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As if the forced kiss was not enough, Rubiales had shortly before grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain’s Queen Letizia and the 16-year old Princess Infanta Sofía nearby.

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