chantant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chantant
1780–90; < French: present participle of chanter to sing; see chant
Example Sentences
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"Why shouldn't we turn the tea-room into a café chantant?" she said.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
Madeleine is half French: I knew her first when she was singing in a cafe chantant on the Champs Elysees.
From Nightfall by Pryde, Anthony
But surely you don't give them poisonous berries to eat, you do not let them go out alone in a boat, you do not take them to a café chantant?
From What Shall We Do? by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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