No. 5,351 in Catalan
canto
"Canto" in Catalan means "corner" or "edge."
In a sentence
La setmana passada vaig aprendre un nou canto de la ciutat.
Last week I learned a new corner of the city.
Here, 'canto' is used to refer to a 'corner' or 'part' of a place, highlighting the use of 'canto' in a descriptive spatial context.
A la classe de música, cada dia canto una cançó diferent.
In music class, I sing a different song every day.
In this sentence, 'canto' is used as the first person conjugation of the verb 'cantar,' meaning 'to sing,' indicating an action performed by the speaker.
Estic treballant en un projecte sobre el canto a l'edat mitjana.
I am working on a project about singing in the Middle Ages.
Here, 'canto' refers to the act or art of singing ('el canto'), illustrating its use as a noun describing a concept or theme.
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