1. Plural of coranto; a lively Renaissance dance in triple meter, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Usage: historical; music and dance
2. Plural of coranto; early newspapers or news pamphlets, especially those published in the 17th century.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The court musicians performed several corantos during the evening's entertainment.
• Dancers executed the corantos with graceful, flowing movements.
• Early corantos brought news from across Europe to English readers in the 1600s.
• The collection includes rare corantos printed in Amsterdam and Venice.
• Musicians arranged corantos for both instrumental and vocal performance.