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canzone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
can-zone
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian or Provençal song or ballad.

noun

A canzona (mediaeval Italian instrumental composition).

Etymology

From Italian canzone (“song”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of cantion and chanson.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: canzone, cantiō

Inflected Forms

canzones (plural) canzoni (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

canzonet canzonetta

Questions

What does canzone mean?
An Italian or Provençal song or ballad.
Where does canzone come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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