son.
tone (pleasant sound)
Meaning & usage
tone (pleasant sound)
son (Afro-Cuban musical form)
musical composition in this form
Where this word comes from
From Latin sonus, probably through the intermediate of Old Occitan son (or influenced by it); alternatively, but less likely, regressively derived from the verb sonar (the more expected form is sueno that appeared in some Medieval texts). Compare English sound and Portuguese som.
third-person plural present indicative of ser
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