Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: can-tos
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of canto

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cantos. Usually a Filipino surname, but also a Spanish surname, prevalent in Ecuador and parts of Spain.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Cantos

Inflected Forms

Cantoses (plural)

Questions

What does cantos mean?: plural of canto
Where does cantos come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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