Etymology

shanty

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Today it means: A roughly-built hut or cabin. Full definition →

Canadian French chantier
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shanty · noun, adjective, verb1

  1. Canadian French · borrowed fromchantier“lumberjack's headquarters”
  2. English todayshanty

From Canadian French chantier (“lumberjack's headquarters”). An alternative theory that the word derives from Irish seantí (meaning "old house") is not considered likely by lexicologists. * (unlicensed pub): New Zealand from 1848.

shanty · noun2

  1. French · derived fromchantez
  2. English todayshanty

From French chantez, imperative of chanter (“to sing”).

Words from the same roots

Canadian Frenchchantier all →

shanty boy

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