parapente

Meaning of parapente

noun

the activity of gliding by means of an aerofoil parachute launched from high ground.

verb

glide using an aerofoil parachute.
he parapented off a high glacier
up-to-date sports like parapenting

1980s: from French, from para(chute ) + pente ‘slope’.

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Hyphenation of parapente

para-pente

It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
parapente is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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