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cante

cante

See also: çantë, cânte, and canté

Asturian

Verb

cante

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of cantar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of cantar

Galician

Verb

cante

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of cantar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of cantar

Latin

Participle

cante

  1. vocative masculine singular of cantus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi
  • Hyphenation: can‧te

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cantar.

Noun

cante m (plural cantes)

  1. (regional) Alternative form of canto
  2. a genre of traditional music from the Portuguese region of Alentejo, usually performed a cappella by amateur choral groups

Etymology 2

Verb

cante

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cantar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of cantar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cantar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cantar

Spanish

Verb

cante

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cantar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cantar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cantar.

Venetian

Noun

cante

  1. plural of canta