Cantão
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Canton, Quãtão, Quantão, Quanton, Quan-ton, Quang-Ton, Quang-Tong, Quang-tong, Quan-tong, Quantong, Quantung, Cuantung, Cuan-tung, Kuang-Tong, Kuangtong, Kuan-Tong, Kuantung, Kuangtung, Kwangtung, Kwang-tung, Kwan-tung, Kwantung (obsolete)
Etymology
From Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). Compare Spanish Cantón, English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Homophone: cantão
Proper noun
Cantão f
- Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
- Synonyms: Guangzhou, Cidade de Cantão
- Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
- Synonym: província de Cantão
See also
Further reading
- Cantão (cidade) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- Cantão (província) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt