cantabank

cantabank
\\ˈkantəˌbaŋk\ noun (-s)
Etymology: modification of Italian cantambanco, cantimbanco, from cantare to sing (from Latin) + in on, in (from Latin) + banco bench, from a Germanic word akin to English bench — more at chant, in I
: a singer from benches or platforms : a ballad singer

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