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canto.

song

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkan.to/

  1. song

    masculine

  2. singing

    masculine

  3. poetic composition

    masculine

  4. part of a poem (e.g. the Divine Comedy); canto

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin cantus.

noun

  1. corner

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  2. side

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin canthus, from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós), meaning corner, specifically the corner of the eye. Or from a Vulgar Latin *cantus, a word of Mediterranean origin akin to the aforementioned Greek term

verb

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cantare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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