Cantón

See also: canton, cantón, and Canton

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Cantong, Canton, Quanton, Quantonia, Quantong, Quantung, Quangtong, Quangtung, Cuangtong, Cuantong (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão. Compare English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈton/ [kãn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Can‧tón

Proper noun

Cantón m

1. Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

   Synonym: Ciudad de Cantón

2. Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

   Synonym: provincia de Cantón

Derived terms

• arroz cantonés
• cantonés
• pancit cantón
• provincia de Cantón

See also

• cantón

Further reading

• Cantón (China) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Provincia de Cantón on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es