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chanson.

Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɑ̃ːˈsɔ̃ː/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/General-American/ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/General-American, cot-caught-merger/ʃɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/Canada
  1. Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.

  2. A religious song.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.