cantochão

Portuguese

Etymology

From canto (“chant”) +‎ chão (“flat, plain”), from Ecclesiastical Latin cantus planus (“plainchant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.toˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: can‧to‧chão

Noun

cantochão m (plural cantochões)

  1. (music) plainsong

Derived terms

  • cantochanista

See also

Further reading

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