English

Noun

chanson ‎(plural chansons)

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

Quotations

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

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

Translations

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, from Latin cantiō, cantiōnem ‎(“song, singing”), from cantus ‎(“sung”), perfect passive participle of canō, canere ‎(“sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- ‎(“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/
• Homophone: chansons
• Hyphenation: chan‧son
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

chanson f ‎(plural chansons)

1. song

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

• chansonner
• chansonnette
• chansonnier

See also

• chanson-titre
• chanter
• chanteur
• scande

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chançon.

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. song

Descendants

• French: chanson

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

chanson f ‎(plural chansons)

1. (Jersey) song

Synonyms

• chant

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from French chanson

Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)

1. (music) chanson (traditional French song)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from French chanson

Noun

chanson m ‎(plural chánsones)

1. chanson

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from French chanson.

Noun

chanson c

1. chanson, hymn

Declension