Cant.
Slang or vulgar speech, derived from the Latin “canto,” “I sing.” See dicty. in “Life ... of Bamfylde Moore Carew,” London, 1789.
Cantabrian.
A name for a pre-Roman dialect of N. Spain, the ancient Iberia or Hispania.
⁂ Also sometimes used as a synonym for Basque. W. W. S.
Cantonese.
A local dialect of Chinese, called Kong; spoken in the province of Kwang-tung. See Dicty. by Chalmers, 1870.
Caraho, see [Caraja].
Caraib or Carib.
A native American dialect, vernacular on the E. coast from Honduras in Central, to the Orinoco, S. America; the natives, called Karifs, have peopled many islands in the W. Indies. For Vocaby. See Davies’ “History of the Carriby Is.,” London, 1866. ☞