canso

Can·so
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/ˈkæn.soʊ/

noun

A love song sung by a troubadour

OriginFrench Canseau ← Mi'kmaq gamso'q →
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Meanings

canso1

nouncanso (plural cansos)

plural cansos · alternative canzo

  1. A love song sung by a troubadour

Canso2

proper noun
  1. A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.
  4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Canso Rocks: an islets of Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”).

Origin

  1. Mi'kmaqgamso'q
  2. FrenchCanseau
  3. EnglishCanso

From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

More words from French, Mi'kmaq

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Translations

French Canso, Canseau
  • Cansotown
  • Canseautown
Scottish Gaelic Baile Chanso
  • Baile Chansotown

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CasonasconSnacoOscan
Cite this entry
APA

canso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canso

MLA

“canso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canso.

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