# cantu a tenore

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A style of a capella vocal music native to Sardinia featuring a quartet of men singing a four-part harmony, and is characteristic for its use of throat singing.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sardinian cantu a tenòre (literally “singing a tenore”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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