Standard Lemma guide

cantal

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /kɑnˈtɑːl/
  • /kænˈtɑːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːl

1

name

Meaning 1

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (INSEE code 15).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Cantal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of cheese originally made in the south of France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French Cantal, name of the department from which the cheese originates.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: Cantal — department
  • Marathi: कांताल (kāntāl) — department
  • French: cantal — Type of cheese
  • Japanese: カンタル (kantaru) — Type of cheese