Meaning

3 senses
  1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

    Gesang, Canto

    песньpesnʹ

    a major division of a long poem

  2. The treble or leading melody.

  3. The designated division of a song.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The latest Hong Kong summer blockbuster is not about kung fu fighters, triads or Canto-pop love interests.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one of the chief divisions of a long poem:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one of the chief divisions of a long poem:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: cantos
Singularcanto
Pluralcantos

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
canto — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto