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canto¹

  • /ˈkæntəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈkæntoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -æntəʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun cantos

  1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
  2. The treble or leading melody.
  3. The designated division of a song.

Canto²

  • /ˈkæn.toʊ/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

Clipping of Cantonese.

noun

  1. informal, uncountable The Cantonese language. I think most people born here can’t speak it, but they understand it. It’s so strange that my Chinese friends can speak Canto, and my Japanese friends can speak their language, but it doesn’t work that way for us here

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noun one of the chief divisions of a long poem

Españolcanto
DeutschGesang, Canto
Românăcânt
Русскийпеснь pesnʹ

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"canto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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canto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canto

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"canto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canto.

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@misc{canto_2026,
  title = {canto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}