English Explanatory Dictionary

Fanta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company.
noun
  1. A serving of this drink.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæn.tə/ /ˈfɑn.tə/ /ˈfɒn.tə/ /ˈfeɪn.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fanta.wav /ˈfæɳʈaː/

Word forms

Fanta Fantas

Etymology

Marketing coinage, derived from German Fantasie (“imagination”), which employees were exhorted to use in inventing a name for the new drink.

Derived words

Fanta cake
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