name
Meaning 1
A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Standard Lemma guide
canso
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/ˈkæn.soʊ/
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rhymes with -ænsəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 N S OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.
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Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Canso Rocks: an islets of Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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Meaning 5
Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”).
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noun
Meaning 6
A love song sung by a troubadour
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History
Etymology
From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Canso — town
- French: Canseau — town
- Mi'kmaq: gamso'q — town
- Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chanso — town
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