cantar

American  

[kan-tahr] / kænˈtɑr /

noun

Prosody.

1. a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.

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Etymology

Origin of cantar

< Spanish: song, poem (noun use of v. infinitive) < Latin cantāre to sing

Example Sentences

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cantar

That it is a cantar must be plain to all who possess even a slight familiarity with the chansons de gestes of France.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

For ten yards of good red cloth, they had one bahar of cloves, containing four cantars or quintals and six pounds; the cantar being 100 pounds.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

Carobs are sold by the Aleppo cantar of 180 okes.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William

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 Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

Later in Spain it was used as an equivalent for cantar, and finally indicated a lyrico-narrative poem in octosyllabic assonants.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis