chanto

Galician

chantos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃantʊ/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chantar (“to plant”), from Latin plantō (“to plant”).

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chanto, from Latin plānctus (“wailing, lamentation”).

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

1. (archaic) crying, lamentation

   Synonym: pranto

Etymology 3

Verb

chanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of chantar

References

• “chanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “chanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “chanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chantar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chanto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Japanese

Romanization

chanto

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃんと

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃan.to/

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

1. crying, lamentation
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Non me posso pagar tanto:

     nen terrei d’amor razon / nen d’armas porque quebranto / e chanto / ven delas toda sazon

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "chanto"

Portuguese

Verb

chanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of chantar

Spanish

Verb

chanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of chantar