# chanson
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/

### Noun

chanson (plural chansons)
* Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
* (obsolete) A religious song.

#### Quotations

* 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,

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* noncash

## Antillean Creole
### Etymology

From French chanson f.

### Noun

chanson
* song

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃɑnˈzɔn/, /ʃɑ̃ˈzɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: chan‧son
* Rhymes: -ɔn

### Noun

chanson n (plural chansons, diminutive chansonnetje n)
* chanson (French, lyric-driven song)

#### Derived terms

* chansonnier

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃɑnson/, [ˈʃɑ̝ns̠o̞n]

### Noun

chanson
* chanson (French singing style)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of chanson (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :

## French

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### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Homophone: chansons
* Hyphenation: chan‧son
* Rhymes: -ɔ̃

### Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)
* 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
* connaître la chanson

#### Descendants

* Antillean Creole: chanson
Borrowings
* → Arabic: تشانسون (tšansōn)
* → Armenian: շանսոն (šanson)
* → Chinese: 香頌／香颂 (xiāngsòng), 香颂 (xiāngsòng)
* → Czech: šanson
* → Danish: chanson
* → Dutch: chanson
* → English: chanson
* → German: Chanson n
* → Greek: σανσόν (sansón)
* → Hungarian: sanzon
* → Japanese: シャンソン (shanson)
* → Korean: 샹송 (syangsong)
* → Norman: chanson f
* → Polish: chanson
* → Portuguese: chanson f
* → Russian: шансон m inan (šanson)
* → Slovak: šansón
* → Spanish: chanson m
* → Swedish: chanson c

### See also

* chanson-titre
* chanter
* chanteur
* scande

### Further reading

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

## Middle French
### Etymology

From Old French chançon f.

### Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)
* song

#### Descendants

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

## Norman
### Etymology

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

### Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)
* (Jersey) song
** 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, 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.

#### Synonyms

* chant

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Noun

chanson f (plural chansons)
* (music) chanson (traditional French song)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f. Doublet of canción f.

### Noun

chanson m (plural chánsones)
* chanson

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chanson f.

### Noun

chanson c
* chanson, hymn