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canto.

singing

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkanto/[ˈkãn̪.t̪o]
  1. singing

    masculine
  2. song

    masculine
  3. chant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cantus Spanish canto Inherited from Latin cantus.

noun/ˈkanto/[ˈkãn̪.t̪o]
  1. edge

    masculine
  2. corner, especially the intersection of two streets

    Philippines · masculine
  3. side

    masculine
  4. thickness

    masculine · rare
  5. a piece of stone

    masculine
  6. canthus

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kantosder. Latin canthus Spanish canto Inherited from Latin canthus (“metal rim of a wheel”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós), or from a Vulgar Latin cantus, of ultimately the same origin, or less likely Celtic origin, from Gaulish *cantos, from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

verb/ˈkanto/[ˈkãn̪.t̪o]
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cantar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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