English

Noun

cantiga ‎(plural cantigas)

1. A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
   • 2007 October 1, Allan Kozinn, “Juilliard’s New Semester Starts With New Music”, in New York Times:

     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.

Old Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kã.ˈti.ɡa/

Noun

cantiga f ‎(plural cantigas)

1. song (musical composition with lyrics)

Descendants

• Galician: cantiga
• Portuguese: cantiga
  • English: cantiga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cantiga.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.ˈti.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɐ/
• Hyphenation: can‧ti‧ga

Noun

cantiga f (plural cantigas)

1. folk song (song handed down by oral tradition)
2. cantiga (mediaeval monophonic song)

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