canto del cisne

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of German Schwanengesang (whence also English swan song), from the belief that a mute swan sings before dying.

Noun

canto del cisne m (plural cantos del cisne)

(idiomatic) swan song

See also

cisne mudo

Further reading

“canto del cisne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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