cantonese
Definitions
Noun
- The dialect of chinese spoken in canton and neighboring provinces and in hong kong and elsewhere outside china
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cantonese".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | canons | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | canoes | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | canyons | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | antone | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | cartons | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | cantons | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | cantone | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | catanese | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | antonsen | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | catone | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | canton | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cannes | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | annese | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | antigones | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | santone | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | intones | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | clanton | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cantors | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cantore | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | cantlon | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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