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Spanish
Etymology
From canción (“song”) + de (“of”) + cuna (“cradle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kanˌθjon de ˈkuna/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kanˌsjon de ˈkuna/
- Syllabification: can‧ción de cu‧na
Noun
canción de cuna f (plural canciones de cuna)
- lullaby, cradle song
- Synonyms: canto de cuna, arrullo, nana
1928, Federico García Lorca, Las nanas infantiles:Desde entonces he procurado recoger canciones de cuna de todos los sitios de España; quise saber de qué modo dormía a sus hijos las mujeres de mi país, y al cabo de un tiempo recibí la impresión de que España usa sus melodías para teñir el primer sueño de sus niños.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (music) berceuse
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