(informal) The Cantonese language.

One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. / (music) The treble or leading melody. / (music) The designated division of a song.

plural of canto

A surname from Spanish.

(music) An elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique.

Alternative form of cantus firmus

simple past tense and past participle of canton

(heraldry) Having a charge in each of the four corners; said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself.

(dated) Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. / (dated) Guangdong, a province of China. / (dated) the Pearl River, a river in southern China. / A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.

(transitive) To delineate as a separate district. / (transitive) To divide into cantons. / (transitive) To allot quarters to troops.