cantão

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See also: cantao and Cantão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French canton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cantão m (plural cantões)

  1. (government) canton (state-level subdivision of Switzerland, Luxembourg and Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  2. (government) canton (subdivision of an arrondissement in France)
  3. (heraldry) canton (charge in upper dexter corner of shield)

Etymology 2

From canto +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cantão m (plural cantões)

  1. Augmentative of canto

Etymology 3

Verb

cantão

  1. Obsolete spelling of cantam.
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