Feminine
Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
can‧ción
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kanˈθjon/
Etymology

In summary

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cantiōnem f (accusative singular), modified from the original Old Spanish cançón f, which was directly inherited, based on -ción. Compare Portuguese canção f, Catalan cançó f, French chanson f, Italian canzone f. Doublet of chanson m. Compare English cantor.

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