"Cantão" meaning in Portuguese

See Cantão in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: From Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng). Compare Spanish Cantón, English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|cmn|廣東}} Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), {{cog|es|Cantón}} Spanish Cantón, {{cog|en|Canton}} English Canton, {{cog|fr|Canton}} French Canton, {{cog|it|Canton}} Italian Canton, {{cog|ru|Кантон}} Russian Кантон (Kanton) Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Cantão f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Cantão f Forms: Canton [alternative], Quãtão [alternative], Quantão [alternative], Quanton [alternative], Quan-ton [alternative], Quang-Ton [alternative], Quang-Tong [alternative], Quang-tong [alternative], Quan-tong [alternative], Quantong [alternative], Quantung [alternative], Cuantung [alternative], Cuan-tung [alternative], Kuang-Tong [alternative], Kuangtong [alternative], Kuan-Tong [alternative], Kuantung [alternative], Kuangtung [alternative], Kwangtung [alternative], Kwang-tung [alternative], Kwan-tung [alternative], Kwantung [alternative]
  1. Guangzhou (a major city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangdong, China, Places in China, Places in Guangdong, China Synonyms: Guangzhou, Cidade de Cantão
    Sense id: en-Cantão-pt-name-0ZvRbMxG Categories (other): Guangzhou, Ports, Provincial capitals of China, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in China, Provinces of China Synonyms: província de Cantão
    Sense id: en-Cantão-pt-name-TSt-9YjT Categories (other): Guangdong, China, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cantão
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