Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canto

2 senses of canto

Sense 1
canto -- (the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music)
       => voice part -- (a part written for a singer)

Sense 2
canto -- (a major division of a long poem)
       => section, subdivision -- (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")