canto

See also: Canto, cantó, and cantò

English

Etymology

From Italian canto (“song”). Doublet of chant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntoʊ/
• Rhymes: -æntəʊ

Noun

canto (plural cantos)

2. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
4. (music) The treble or leading melody.
6. (music) The designated division of a song.

Derived terms

• canto fermo

Translations

one of the chief divisions of a long poem

German: Gesang (de) m, Canto m Hungarian: ének (hu) Latvian: dziedājums m Macedonian: пеење n (peenje) Polish: pieśń (pl) f Romanian: cânt (ro) n Russian: песнь (ru) f (pesnʹ) Spanish: canto (es) m Swedish: sång (sv) c

Anagrams

• Acton, Caton, act on, acton, octan

Asturian

Verb

canto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cantar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkan.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkan.to]

Verb

canto

1. first-person singular present indicative of cantar