chanson

Borrowed from French chanson (“song”). Doublet of canzone.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/

chanson (plural chansons)

1. Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
2. (obsolete) A religious song.

• 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 line 357

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From French chanson.

chanson

1. song

Borrowed from French chanson, from Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, inherited from Latin cantiō.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑnˈzɔn/, /ʃɑ̃ˈzɔ̃/
• Hyphenation: chan‧son
• Rhymes: -ɔn

chanson n (plural chansons, diminutive chansonnetje n)

1. chanson (French, lyric-driven song)

• chansonnier

From Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, inherited from Latin cantiō, cantiōnem (“song, singing”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/

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• Homophone: chansons
• Hyphenation: chan‧son
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

• ballade
• barcarolle
• berceuse
• carmagnole
• chanson à boire, chanson bachique
• chanson d’amour
• chanson de geste
• complainte
• comptine
• ritournelle
• romance
• séguedille
• scolie
• tube
• tyrolienne

• chansonner
• chansonnette
• chansonnier

• → German: Chanson

• chanson-titre
• chanter
• chanteur
• scande

• “chanson” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Old French chançon.

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

• French: chanson

Borrowed from French chanson. Replaced the native word cânchon, also from Latin cantiō.

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (Jersey) song

• chant

Borrowed from French chanson.

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (music) chanson (traditional French song)

Borrowed from French chanson. Doublet of native canción.

chanson m (plural chánsones)

1. chanson

Borrowed from French chanson.

chanson c

1. chanson, hymn