cantar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cantar
< Spanish: song, poem (noun use of v. infinitive) < Latin cantāre to sing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This cantar is further divided into 100 litres of 1 oke and 320 drams each.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
She possessed what the Italians call un cantar granito; her execution was articulate and brilliant.
From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
Carobs are sold by the Aleppo cantar of 180 okes.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
Carobs are sold by the Aleppo cantar of 180 okes, and the normal price may be put at from 13s. to 17s. per cantar delivered into store.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan
They present us with a mixture which can only be compared to the whimsical concert described by the humorous poet of Modena: "S'udian gli usignuoli, al primo albore, Egli asini cantar versi d'amore."
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
