cantonais — meaning in English

English meaning

• Cantonese adj Relating to the city of Guangzhou (historically called Canton), its people, language, or cuisine.

Senses

cantonais is used for these senses in English:

• Cantonese (uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.
• Cantonese (countable, chiefly, in the plural) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.

Cantonese — full definition

1. adj Relating to the city of Guangzhou (historically called Canton), its people, language, or cuisine.
2. noun A variety of Chinese spoken mainly in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau.

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