шансон

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f (song), ultimately from Latin canō. Emerged as a euphemism in the Russian music industry for Russian criminal songs in the 1990s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɐnˈson]

Noun

шансо́н • (šansónm inan (genitive шансо́на, nominative plural шансо́ны, genitive plural шансо́нов)

  1. (euphemistic) clipping of ру́сский шансо́н (rússkij šansón); Russian criminal song
    Synonyms: блатна́я пе́сня (blatnája pésnja), блатня́к (blatnják), (derogatory) блатня́тина (blatnjátina)
  2. chanson (French cabaret-style pop song by a chansonnier or a traditional polyphonic song of the 15th–16th centuries)

Declension

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Borrowed
Native

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шансонетка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress