panto

[ pan-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

, plural pan·tos.

panto-

panto

/ ˈpæntəʊ /

panto-

Origin of panto¹

By shortening

Origin of panto²

Combining form representing Greek pant- (stem of pâs ) all

Origin of panto¹

from Greek pant-, pas

Panto was indeed the mainstay of his business; it was even the warp and woof of his life.

No: I won't go into panto—not if Frankie goes down on his knees to me.

Did you know any of the critics when you were down at Slagtown for the Panto?

I don't grudge letting the rest of the company have their fling at other times—but with the panto comes my turn.

No, sir; that is a dissolving view, oxy-calcium, panto-sciostereoscopticon.

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