canto

/ˈkanto/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cantos

Meaning

  1. song, edge

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

canción

canción and canto are close synonyms for "song"; canto also separately means "edge."

Similar in other languages

French

répétiteur

Close, figuratively — a song relates to a vocal coach.

Practice

1 What does canto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Oí el ___ de los pájaros.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canto?

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