Canso

//ˈkæn.soʊ// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A love song sung by a troubadour
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 4
    Ellipsis 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 abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms
anthemart songballadbluesbucoliccalypso

Etymology

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.

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