cantoria

cantoria (plural cantorias)

1. A gallery, in an Italian church, occupied by the choir

• Catriona, Croatian, Toarcian, anaortic, raincoat

cantoria f (plural cantorie)

1. choir (all senses)

• canto
• cantore

• Arconati, acritano, ancorati, aorcanti, arcinota, canorità, caratino, carotina, cartonai, inarcato, ranciato

From cantor (“singer”) +‎ -ia.

cantoria f (plural cantorias)

1. an instance of people singing

   Synonym: cantação

   Escutei uma cantoria no quarto.

   I heard some singing in the room.

• “cantoria”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cantoria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026