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canto meaning in English

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canto noun
{m}

angle [angles](corner where two walls intersect)
noun
[UK: ˈæŋ.ɡl̩] [US: ˈæŋ.ɡl̩]

birdsong [birdsongs](musical sound made by a bird)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːd.sɒŋ] [US: ˈbɝːd.sɔːŋ]

call [calls](characteristic cry of a bird or other animal)
noun
[UK: kɔːl] [US: ˈkɒl]

corner [corners](space in the angle between converging lines or walls)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkɔːr.nər]

corner kick(in soccer)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə(r) ˈkɪk] [US: ˈkɔːr.nər ˈkɪk]

crow [crows](cry of the rooster)
noun
[UK: krəʊ] [US: ˈkroʊ]

nook [nooks](small corner formed by two walls)
noun
[UK: nʊk] [US: ˈnʊk]

singing(the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪŋɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪŋɪŋ]

canto de cisne noun
{m}

swan song(a final performance)
noun
[UK: ˈswɒn.sɒŋ] [US: ˈswɒn.sɒŋ]

canto do cisne noun
{m}

swan song(a final performance)
noun
[UK: ˈswɒn.sɒŋ] [US: ˈswɒn.sɒŋ]

canto gregoriano noun

Gregorian chant(unaccompanied monotonic singing style)
noun
[UK: ɡrɪ.ˈɡɔː.rɪən tʃɑːnt] [US: ɡrə.ˈɡɔː.riən ˈtʃænt]

canto tirolês noun
{m}

yodel [yodels](song)
noun
[UK: ˈjəʊd.l̩] [US: ˈjoʊd.l̩]

cantochão noun
{m}

plainsong(monophonic chant)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪn.ˌsɒŋ] [US: ˈpleɪn.ˌsɒŋ]

cantoneira noun
{f}

bracket [brackets](item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf)
noun
[UK: ˈbrækɪt] [US: ˈbrækɪt]

cantonês adjective

Cantonese(relating to Canton)
adjective
[UK: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz] [US: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz]

cantonês noun
{m}

Cantonese(person from Canton)
noun
[UK: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz] [US: ˌkæn.tə.ˈniːz]

cantor noun
{m}

chanter(one who chants or sings)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃɑːn.tə(r)] [US: ˈtʃɑːn.tər]

singer [singers](person who sings (male or generic term))
noun
[UK: ˈsɪŋə(r)] [US: ˈsɪŋər]

songster [songsters](man who sings songs)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒŋ.stə(r)] [US: ˈsɒŋ.stər]

cantora noun
{f}

singer [singers](female person who sings)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪŋə(r)] [US: ˈsɪŋər]

songstress [songstresses](a female singer)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒŋ.strɪs] [US: ˈsɒŋ.strɪs]

acanto noun
{m}

acanthus [acanthuses](plant)
noun
[UK: əˈk.æn.θəs] [US: əˈk.æn.θəs]

acantocitose noun
{f}

acanthocytosis(presence of acanthocytes in the blood)
noun

acantocéfalo noun
{m}

acanthocephalan(any of parasitic intestinal worms of the phylum Acanthocephala)
noun

acantolítico adjective

acantholytic(pertaining to acantholysis)
adjective

acantoma noun
{m}

acanthoma [acanthomata](neoplasm of the prickle cell layer of the skin)
noun

acantopterígio adjective

acanthopterygious(having fins with hard rays)
adjective

acantopterígio noun
{m}

acanthopterygian(any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii)
noun

acantopódio noun
{m}

acanthopodium(toothlike pseudopodium in some amoebas)
noun

acantose noun
{f}

acanthosis(abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum)
noun

adenoacantoma noun
{m}

adenoacanthoma(adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells)
noun

ave de canto noun
{f}

songbird [songbirds](bird)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈsɒŋ.ˌbərd]

celacanto noun
{m}

coelacanth [coelacanths](either of two species of deep-water fish)
noun
[UK: ˈsiː.ləˌkænθ] [US: ˈsiː.ləˌkænθ]

encanto adjective

bewitching(curse, enchantment)
adjective
[UK: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ.ɪŋ] [US: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ.ɪŋ]

encanto noun
{m}

allure(the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈlʊə(r)] [US: ə.ˈlʊr]

charm [charms](quality of inspiring delight or admiration)
noun
[UK: tʃɑːm] [US: ˈtʃɑːrm]

spell [spells](magical effect of such incantation)
noun
[UK: spel] [US: ˈspel]

encanto adjective
{m}

quaint [quainter, quaintest](having old-fashioned charm)
adjective
[UK: kweɪnt] [US: ˈkweɪnt]

epicanto noun
{m}

epicanthus [epicanthi](a skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians)
noun

pontapé de canto noun
{m}

corner kick(in soccer)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə(r) ˈkɪk] [US: ˈkɔːr.nər ˈkɪk]

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