Etymology

chantepleure

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Today it means: To sing and cry at the same time. Full definition →

French chanter
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  1. French · derived fromchanter“to sing”
  2. English todaychantepleure

From French chanter (“to sing”) + pleurer (“to weep, to cry”).

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