canso

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkæn.soʊ/

Definition of canso

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A love song sung by a troubadour
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noun

  1. A love song sung by a troubadour

name

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

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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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