Etymology

cantu a tenore

Today it means: A style of a capella vocal music native to Sardinia featuring a quartet of men singing a four-part harmony, and is characteristic for its use of throat singing. Full definition →

Sardinian cantu a tenòre
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  1. Sardinian · borrowed fromcantu a tenòre
  2. English todaycantu a tenore

Borrowed from Sardinian cantu a tenòre (literally “singing a tenore”).

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