chanta

See also: chantá and čhantâ

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

chanta

1. third-person singular past historic of chanter

Galician

Verb

chanta

1. inflection of chantar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Irish

Noun

chanta

1. Lenited form of canta.

Adjective

chanta

1. Lenited form of canta.

Verb

chanta

1. Lenited form of canta.

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta), from Persian چنته.

Noun

chanta f (Latin spelling)

1. purse, bag

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
• Hyphenation: chan‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chantar.

Noun

chanta f (plural chantas)

1. (agriculture, botany) cutting or branch that is planted without roots

   Synonyms: chantão, tanchão

2. (regional) paw of an animal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chanta

1. inflection of chantar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chanta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romansch

Verb

chanta

1. third-person singular present indicative of chantar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃanta/ [ˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: chan‧ta

Etymology 1

Clipping of chantapufi.

Noun

chanta m (plural chantas)

1. (colloquial, Argentina, Chile) liar

Noun

chanta f (plural chantas)

1. fake, nonsense

Derived terms

• chantear

 

Adjective

chanta m or f (masculine and feminine plural chantas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) missing at least one tooth

   Synonyms: (El Salvador) cholco, (El Salvador) shashaco, (Mexico) chimuelo

Etymology 2

Verb

chanta

1. inflection of chantar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chanta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chanta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010