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cantiga

cantiga noun: a medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.

Noun

cantiga (plural cantigas)

  1. A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
    • The most immediately engaging work here was Roberto Sierra’s “Güell Concert” (2006). Mr. Sierra uses a medieval Spanish cantiga as the work’s motto, but leaps quickly into modern rhythmic and harmonic complexities.2007 October 1, Allan Kozinn, “Juilliard’s New Semester Starts With New Music”, in New York Times

Forms of cantiga

pluralcantigas

Origin of cantiga

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese cantiga, from Old Galician-Portuguese cantiga.

Questions about cantiga

What does cantiga mean?
Cantiga means a medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
What part of speech is cantiga?
Cantiga is a noun.
What is the plural of cantiga?
The plural of cantiga is cantigas.

Words near cantiga in the dictionary

  1. canticoys
  2. canticular
  3. canticum
  4. cantier
  5. cantiest
  6. cantiga
  7. cantigas
  8. Cantigny
  9. cantil
  10. Cantilan
  11. cantile

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