chanta
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.ta/
=== Verb ===
chanta
third-person singular past historic of chanter
== Galician ==
=== Verb ===
chanta
inflection of chantar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
== Irish ==
=== Noun ===
chanta
lenited form of canta
=== Adjective ===
chanta
lenited form of canta
=== Verb ===
chanta
lenited form of canta
== Ladino ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta), from Persian چنته.
=== Noun ===
chanta f
purse, bag
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
Hyphenation: chan‧ta
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from chantar.
==== Noun ====
chanta f (plural chantas)
(agriculture, botany) cutting or branch that is planted without roots
Synonyms: chantão, tanchão
(regional) paw of an animal
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
chanta
inflection of chantar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“chanta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“chanta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romansh ==
=== Verb ===
chanta
third-person singular present indicative of chantar
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃanta/ [ˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪a]
Rhymes: -anta
Syllabification: chan‧ta
=== Etymology 1 ===
Derived from Ligurian ciantapufi (“someone who never pays back debts, a bullshitter”)
==== Noun ====
chanta m (plural chantas)
(colloquial, Rioplatense, Chile) liar
==== Noun ====
chanta f (plural chantas)
fake, nonsense
===== Derived terms =====
==== Adjective ====
chanta m or f (masculine and feminine plural chantas)
(colloquial, El Salvador) missing at least one tooth
Synonyms: (El Salvador) cholco, (El Salvador) shashaco, (Mexico) chimuelo
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
chanta
inflection of chantar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“chanta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“chanta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010