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cano — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chant verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  • crow noun A large black bird with a harsh, cawing call.
  • foretell verb To predict or announce something before it happens.
  • hoot noun The low, mournful call of an owl.
  • play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
  • predict verb To say what will happen in the future, based on knowledge, evidence, or reasoning.
  • prophesy verb To predict what will happen, especially by claiming divine or special insight.
  • resound verb To fill a space with sound, or to echo loudly.
  • sing verb To produce musical sounds with the voice, especially by following a tune.
  • sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.

Senses

cano is used for these senses in English:

  • chant To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
  • crow (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
  • foretell (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • hoot To cry out or shout in contempt.
  • play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
  • predict (transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
  • prophesy To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.]
  • prophesy To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

chant — full definition

  1. verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  2. noun A repeated rhythmic phrase, or a simple melody used for religious or ritual singing.

crow — full definition

  1. noun A large black bird with a harsh, cawing call.
  2. verb Of a rooster, to make its loud characteristic call, especially at dawn.
  3. verb To boast or express triumphant satisfaction, often annoyingly.

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