Cantão

Meaning

1. (feminine) Guangzhou (a major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
2. (feminine) Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

Concepts

Canton

Guangzhou

canton

Kwangchow

Kuangchou

Synonyms

Guangzhou

Translations

Canton

Cantón

Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Καντώνα

قوانغتشو

Canton

Kanton

Guangzhou

cantó

Canton

cantone

Guangzhou

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese: 廣東

Cognate with Spanish: Cantón

Cognate with English: Canton

Cognate with French: Canton

Cognate with Italian: Canton

Cognate with Russian: Кантон

In summary

From Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng). Compare Spanish Cantón, English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).