cantone

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (masculine) canton
2. (masculine) corner
3. (masculine) canton
4. (masculine) township (of Canada)

Hevwate

angolo

lato

canto

🎶

cantuccio

Canton

canton’

Werger

canton

canton

Kanton

cantón

kanton

corner

coin

esquina

cantó

Cantão

cantão

Canton

Canton

kanton

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek

can‧tó‧ne

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/kanˈto.ne/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From medieval Gallo-Italic chant "edge, corner" plus the -one augmentative suffix.
The sense of "a portion of territory" alongside the literal meaning "corner" developed by the early 11th century.
The root of chant is ultimately that of Latin cantus (“rim (of a wheel)”).