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单词 Penitente
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Definition of Penitente in English:

Penitente

noun ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnteɪ
  • 1A member of a religious society of flagellants in the south-western United States, which flourished primarily in the 19th cent.

  • 2Physical Geography. With lower-case initial. = "penitent".

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Spanish penitente penitent, also in transferred use in sense 2, apparently on account of the resemblance of the peak to a penitent's cowl from classical Latin penitent-, penitēns.

Definition of Penitente in US English:

Penitente

nounˌpɛnɪˈtɛnteɪ
  • 1A member of a religious society of flagellants in the south-western United States, which flourished primarily in the 19th cent.

  • 2Physical Geography. With lower-case initial. = "penitent".

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Spanish penitente penitent, also in transferred use in sense 2, apparently on account of the resemblance of the peak to a penitent's cowl from classical Latin penitent-, penitēns.

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