English Explanatory Dictionary

cantore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a Dutch trading post, a branch office of the Dutch merchants

Pronunciation

/kænˈtɔː(ɹ)/

Word forms

cantore cantores

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kantoor and its obsolete spelling cantoor, from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix). Doublet of computer, counter, and kontor.

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