chanson

From French chanson f (“song”), from Latin cantio f. Doublet of cantion and canzone.

• enPR: shäɴ-sôɴ′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ːˈsɔ̃ː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/

  (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ʃɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/, /ʃɑ̃ˈsɒ̃/

  (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ʃɒ̃ˈsɑ̃/, /ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/

• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ːˈsõː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ʃãˈsɔ̃/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ʃãːˈsɔ̃/
• Homophone: chansons
• Hyphenation: chan‧son

chanson (plural chansons)

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

• c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], line 357:

  The first row of the pious chanson will show you more,

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From French chanson f.

chanson

1. song

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑnˈsɔn/, [ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: chan‧son

chanson n (plural chansons, diminutive chansonnetje n)

1. chanson (French, lyric-driven song)

• chansonnier

Borrowed from French chanson f.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑnson/, [ˈʃɑ̝ns̠o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnson
• Syllabification^(key): chan‧son
• Hyphenation^(key): chan‧son

chanson

1. chanson (French singing style)

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

• 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
• connaître la chanson

• Antillean Creole: chanson

Borrowings

• chanson-titre
• chanter
• chanteur
• scande

• “chanson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Old French chançon f.

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

• French: chanson f (see there for further descendants)

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

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (Jersey) song
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 542:

     I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.

     He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.

• chant

Learned borrowing from French chanson.

• IPA^(key): /ʂãˈsɔw̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔw̃
• Syllabification: chan‧son

chanson f (indeclinable)(music)

2. (historical) chanson (polyphonic form of secular vocal music from the 15. and 16. centuries)
4. chanson (lyric-driven French song)

• “chanson”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022
• chanson in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from French chanson f. Doublet of canção f.

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (music) chanson (traditional French song)

Borrowed from French chanson f. Doublet of canción f.

chanson m (plural chánsones)

1. chanson

Borrowed from French chanson f.

chanson c

1. chanson, hymn