infanta
noun
a daughter of the king of Spain or of Portugal.
infantas
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pluralof infanta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Drummer boys, Spanish infantas and stilt walkers all march inexorably onward like a feverish apparition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
And it’s true of “Princess’ Dance,” in which one of Velázquez’s Habsburg infantas is accompanied by the ominous shadow of a male figure, arm outstretched.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
More than eight feet high and over a ton each, the “Reina Mariana” sculptures depict infantas inspired by Velázquez’s portraits of Spanish royalty.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2010
The chilly crypts also contain the tombs of the infantes and infantas, their white marble coffins stacked in circles like the layers of a wedding cake.
From Time Magazine Archive
"So then," answered Sancho Panza, "if I were a 27 king by some of those miracles your worship mentions, Joan Gutierrez, my duck, would come to be a queen, and my children infantas!"
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
