chanto

Galician

chantos

Etymology 1

Back-formation from chantar (“to plant”), from Latin plantare (“to plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanto̝/

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

1. slabstone which, planted vertically, is used to fence off land

   Synonyms: chanta, chanteiro, chantón, vargo

2. stake used for the same purpose

   Synonyms: estaca, vargo

Etymology 2

From Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”).

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

1. (archaic) crying, lamentation

   Synonym: pranto

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chanto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chanto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN