chanson

[ shan-suhn; French shahn-sawn ]

noun

, plural chan·sons [shan, -s, uh, nz, shah, n, -, sawn].

1. any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanson¹

1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō ) song; canzone

Example Sentences

Overfed celebrities, muttered the cabbies before switching their receivers to Radio Chanson.

From The Daily Beast

"Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.

From Project Gutenberg

Peggy's idle fingers rattled out a little trilling catch from the Chanson Florian.

From Project Gutenberg

The popular chanson of the Anarchists called La Ravachole originated in this man's deeds and personality.

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As early as Le chanson de Roland we find: "Les castels pris, les cités violées."

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He met them at their convivial gatherings, he heard the chanson sung by voyageurs, and the "habitant" caught his fancy.

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