chanto

Galician

chantos

Etymology 1

Back-formation from chantar (“to plant”), from Latin plantare (“to plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃanto̝/

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

  1. slabstone which, planted vertically, is used to fence off land
    Synonyms: chanta, chanteiro, chantón, vargo
  2. stake used for the same purpose
    Synonyms: estaca, vargo

Etymology 2

From Latin planctus (“wailing, lamentation”).

Noun

chanto m (plural chantos)

  1. (archaic) crying, lamentation
    Synonym: pranto

References

  • “chanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “chanto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “chanto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “chantar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “chanto” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “chanto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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