cantante
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
cantante is spelled C-A-N-T-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,715th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cantante is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rooster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cantante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinewho sings, singing
- 2
femininemasculineharmonious; melodious
- 3
femininemasculinesuitable for singing
- 4
femininemasculineintended to be sung
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinerooster
- 2
colloquialmasculineradio set
- 3
Brazilcolloquialmasculinealarm clock
- 4
Brazilmasculineslangmoney; cash
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculineoutlaw; criminal
- 2
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculineanyone; individual
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que canta muito
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cantante
- cantantes plural
- cantantíssimo absolute superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantante?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cantante in Portuguese?
cantante appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).