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canción

canción

1 8.4
A Spanish song usually a popular or romantic tune
  • noun
  • /kænˈsiːɒn/
translation icon : canción
  • The overtly political content of nueva canción would probably not be a part of a merchant-sponsored event like the 24th Street Cultural Festival, except for the presence of the previously mentioned Mission Cultural Center, on whose stage more political genres such as this are performed.
  • nueva canción

Examples

  • I love singing that canción about love that always makes me smile.

  • Freeway, Nuestra Canción, cut number dos.

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)

  • Although similar to folk revival protest movements worldwide, nueva canción is a specific product of recent Latin American struggles for self-determination and social change.

    Academic text (1991)

  • At the festival, we danced to a lively canción that filled the air with joy.

  • She played a beautiful canción on her guitar that reminded me of my childhood.

Synonyms

seguidilla
vscanción
1 9.9

A lively Spanish dance and short song with a set pattern

is a general Spanish popular musical form not tied to dance or pattern
cantiga
vscanción
  • Literature
9.9

A traditional song from Spanish or Portuguese culture

is a broader Spanish popular or romantic musical piece not limited to medieval forms
villancico
vscanción
9.9

A traditional Spanish or Latin American song often sung at Christmas

is a general Spanish popular or romantic musical piece not limited to Christmas

Surface Forms

canción singular
canciones plural

Etymology

Canción comes from the Latin verb cantare, which means 'to sing', and shares the same root as English chant, so a canción is simply a 'song', which is why we use it for musical, popular, or romantic songs.