cancion

noun

can·​cion

variants or less commonly canción

American Spanish kȧnˈsyən,

Cast -nˈthyȯn

plural canciones

-yōnās

: song

especially : a popular song of Spain or Spanish America

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, canción, from Latin cantion-, cantio song

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Rhymes for cancion

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone