canción

See also: cancion

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cantiōnem. Cf. Spanish canción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈθjon/ [kãn̟ˈθjõŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: can‧ción

Noun

canción f (plural canciones)

  1. song

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cançon (altered by influence of the learned suffix -ción), inherited from Latin cantiōnem. Cf. Spanish canción.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /kanˈθjoŋ/ [kɑn̪ˈθjoŋ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /kanˈsjoŋ/ [kɑnˈsjoŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: can‧ción

Noun

canción f (plural cancións)

  1. song
    Synonym: cantiga

References

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cantiōnem f (accusative singular), modified from the original Old Spanish cançón f, which was directly inherited, based on -ción. Compare Portuguese canção f, Catalan cançó f, French chanson f, Italian canzone f. Doublet of chanson m. Compare English cantor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈθjon/ [kãn̟ˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kanˈsjon/ [kãnˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: can‧ción

Noun

canción f (plural canciones)

  1. song

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