saunter

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• General-American: /ˈsɔntɚ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːntə/
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈsɑntɚ/
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• rhymes with -ɔːntə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: S AO1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology unclear. Attested in the sense “to stroll” from the 1660s; noun sense “a stroll” attested 1828. Likely from earlier term meaning “to muse”, late 15th century, from late Middle English santren, of unknown origin. Competing theories exist: * From Anglo-Norman sauntrer (mid 14th century), from Middle French s'aventurer (“to take risks”); however, this is considered unlikely by the OED. Compare Middle English aunter (“adventure”). * Of Germanic origin, with proposed cognates including German schlendern, Dutch slenteren, Danish slentre, Swedish släntra, and Icelandic slentur, all meaning “to stroll”. * From Old French sentier (“path”). In this case, santren would reflect earlier *sa(u)nteren, *senteren /sa(u̯)nˈteːrən/, /sɛnˈteːrən/, with Late Middle English stress shift and concomitant vowel reduction. Various fanciful folk etymologies have also been given.

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: разходка (razhodka) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Chinese Mandarin: 閒逛 /闲逛 (xiánguàng) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Czech: courání se — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Czech: líná chůze — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Czech: procházka — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Czech: špacír — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Dutch: slenteren — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Finnish: käyskennellä — a leisurely walk or stroll
• French: flânerie — a leisurely walk or stroll
• German: Umherschlendern — a leisurely walk or stroll
• German: gemächliche Wanderung — a leisurely walk or stroll
• German: Schlendergang — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Kazakh: серуен (seruen) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Kazakh: сейіл (seiıl) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Korean: 한가로이 걷다 (han'garoi geotda) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Manchu: ᡧᠣᡩᠣᠮᠪᡳ (šodombi) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Norwegian: spasertur — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Polish: przechadzka — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Polish: spacer — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Portuguese: passeio — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Russian: прогу́лка (progúlka) — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Spanish: paseo — a leisurely walk or stroll
• Russian: медленная походка (medlennaja poxodka) — A leisurely pace
• Bulgarian: шляя се (šljaja se) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Bulgarian: разхождам се бавно (razhoždam se bavno) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Czech: šourat se — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Czech: courat se — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Czech: loudat se — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Dutch: slenteren — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Esperanto: vagi — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• French: flâner — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• German: müßig umherschlendern — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• German: bummeln — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Greek: σουλατσάρω (soulatsáro) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Irish: meallac — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Italian: passeggiare — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Italian: vagare — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Italian: camminare — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Italian: girovagare — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Italian: sollazzare — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Japanese: 徘徊 (haikai) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Māori: whakatīhake — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Māori: hāereere — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Norwegian: slentre — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Persian: سیر کردن (seyr kardan) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Polish: kroczyć — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Polish: przechadzać się — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Polish: spacerować — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Portuguese: passear — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Russian: прогу́ливаться (progúlivatʹsja) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Russian: проха́живаться (proxáživatʹsja) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Russian: флани́ровать (flanírovatʹ) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Spanish: pasear — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Swedish: strosa — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Swedish: flanera — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Swedish: släntra — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace
• Ottoman Turkish: كزمك (gezmek) — stroll or walk at a leisurely pace