Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 18 compound words that contain canto. The most common are listed below. Open canto in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- bel cantoAn elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique.
- canto fermoAlternative form of cantus firmus: A preexisting melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.
Compound words 18
- CantophoneCantonese-speaking.
- cantonalOf, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.
- cantorialOf, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor
- CantorianOf or pertaining to Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician and creator of set theory.
- cantonistA young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.
- cantorisOf the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);
- cantonedsimple past and past participle of canton
- Cantonesplural of Cantone: A surname from Italian.
- cantoningpresent participle and gerund of canton
- cantoonsplural of cantoon: A cotton material with a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.