canto del cisne

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German Schwanengesang (whence also English swan song), from the belief that a mute swan sings before dying.

Noun[edit]

canto del cisne m (plural cantos del cisne)

  1. (idiomatic) swan song

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