Also means
spring
Usage Note
Fonte is feminine when it means a 'source' of information or water (fonte attendibile, a reliable source), but masculine when it denotes a baptismal font (il fonte battesimale). The same spelling, two genders, two meanings.
Examples
"È una fonte affidabile."
Natural Translation
It is a reliable source.
Literal Translation
Is a source reliable.
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