Associations to the word «Canto»

Wiktionary

CANTO, noun. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
CANTO, proper noun. (informal) Cantonese.

Dictionary definition

CANTO, noun. The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music.
CANTO, noun. A major division of a long poem.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats