# cantico

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome.
2. A dance festival in which colonial Americans and natives both participated.
3. An uproar; activity that is full of high spirits and violent action.

## Etymology
From an south Eastern Algonquian language. Compare a Lenape gen'tke'n ("to sing, dance, etc.") as well as Powhatan kantokan (“dance”) and kantikanti (“dance and sing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cantico