"Cantón" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /kanˈton/, [kãn̪ˈt̪õn]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: Ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão. Compare English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton). Etymology templates: {{bor|es|cmn|廣東}} Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), {{bor|es|pt|Cantão}} Portuguese Cantão, {{cog|en|Canton}} English Canton, {{cog|fr|Canton}} French Canton, {{cog|it|Canton}} Italian Canton, {{cog|ru|Кантон}} Russian Кантон (Kanton) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Cantón m, {{es-proper noun|m}} Cantón m Forms: Cantong [alternative], Canton [alternative], Quanton [alternative], Quantonia [alternative], Quantong [alternative], Quantung [alternative], Quangtong [alternative], Quangtung [alternative], Cuangtong [alternative], Cuantong [alternative]
  1. Guangzhou (a major city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangdong, China, Guangzhou, Places in China, Places in Guangdong, China Synonyms: Ciudad de Cantón
    Sense id: en-Cantón-es-name-0ZvRbMxG Categories (other): Provincial capitals of China
  2. Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in China, Provinces of China Synonyms: provincia de Cantón
    Sense id: en-Cantón-es-name-TSt-9YjT Categories (other): Guangdong, China, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish exonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Spanish exonyms: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arroz cantonés, cantonés, pancit cantón, provincia de Cantón Related terms: cantón
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Russian Кантон (Kanton)",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "Quanton",
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      "form": "Quantonia",
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      "form": "Quantong",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Quantung",
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    },
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          "Guangzhou",
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        [
          "port",
          "port"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "Guangdong",
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        [
          "China",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ciudad de Cantón"
        }
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        [
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        {
          "word": "provincia de Cantón"
        }
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kãn̪ˈt̪õn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cantón"
}
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    "Spanish terms borrowed from Portuguese",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arroz cantonés"
    },
    {
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "word": "pancit cantón"
    },
    {
      "word": "provincia de Cantón"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "bor"
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      },
      "expansion": "French Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Italian Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "Кантон"
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  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão. Compare English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Canton",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quanton",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Quantonia",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Quantung",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Quangtong",
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      "form": "Quangtung",
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      "form": "Cuangtong",
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      "form": "Cuantong",
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  "hyphenation": [
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    {
      "word": "cantón"
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        "Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast)"
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kãn̪ˈt̪õn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cantón"
}

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