"Cantón" meaning in Spanish

See Cantón in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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, obsolete], Canton [alternative, obsolete], Quanton [alternative, obsolete], Quantonia [alternative, obsolete], Quantong [alternative, obsolete], Quantung [alternative, obsolete], Quangtong [alternative, obsolete], Quangtung [alternative, obsolete], Cuangtong [alternative, obsolete], Cuantong [alternative, obsolete]
  1. Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangdong, China, Places in China, Places in Guangdong, China Synonyms: Ciudad de Cantón
    Sense id: en-Cantón-es-name-Pm3nWFJu Categories (other): Guangzhou, Ports, Prefecture-level cities of Guangdong, China, Provincial capitals of China, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish exonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Spanish exonyms: 87 13
  2. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in China Synonyms: provincia de Cantón
    Sense id: en-Cantón-es-name--0IQYoKF Categories (other): Guangdong, China, Provinces and autonomous regions of China
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",
      "word": "pancit cantón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "French Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "Canton"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Кантон"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian Кантон (Kanton)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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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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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Canton",
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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quanton",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantonia",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantung",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quangtong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quangtung",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cuangtong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        },
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        {
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          "name": "Ports",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Prefecture-level cities of Guangdong, China",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Cantón-es-name-Pm3nWFJu",
      "links": [
        [
          "Guangzhou",
          "Guangzhou#English:_Q16572"
        ],
        [
          "port",
          "port"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Guangdong",
          "Guangdong#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ciudad de Cantón"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)"
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          "Guangdong",
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        ],
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        {
          "word": "provincia de Cantón"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kãn̪ˈt̪õn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cantón"
}
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish exonyms",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish proper nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Mandarin",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "Spanish terms derived from Mandarin",
    "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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        "1": "es",
        "2": "pt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese Cantão",
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      },
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        "2": "Canton"
      },
      "expansion": "French Canton",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Canton"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian Canton",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "Кантон"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão. Compare English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cantong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Canton",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quanton",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantonia",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quantung",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quangtong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Quangtung",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cuangtong",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Cuantong",
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        "alternative",
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      "expansion": "Cantón m",
      "name": "head"
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  "hyphenation": [
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        "es:Places in Guangdong, China",
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        "es:Provincial capitals of China"
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      ],
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        [
          "city",
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          "Guangdong",
          "Guangdong#English"
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          "China",
          "China#English"
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        {
          "word": "Ciudad de Cantón"
        }
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        "Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)"
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          "province",
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          "China",
          "China#English"
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        {
          "word": "provincia de Cantón"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈton/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kãn̪ˈt̪õn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cantón"
}

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