chanson

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noun

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

OriginFrench chanson f ← Latin cantio f →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounchanson (plural chansons)

plural chansons

  1. Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
  2. obsoleteA religious song.

Origin

  1. Latincantio f
  2. Frenchchanson f“song”
  3. Englishchanson

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

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Translations

Arabic no attested term in Arabic, but see أُغْنِيَّة فَرَنْسِيَّة
  • no attested term in ArabicFrench song
  • but see أُغْنِيَّة فَرَنْسِيَّة (ʔuḡniyya faransiyya)French song
Chinese Mandarin 香頌 /香颂
  • 香頌 /香颂 (xiāngsòng)French song
Czech šanson
  • šansonFrench song
Finnish chanson
  • chansonFrench song
French chanson, chanson française
  • chansonFrench song
  • chanson françaiseFrench song
German Chanson
  • ChansonFrench song
Greek σανσόν
  • σανσόν (sansón)French song
Hungarian sanzon
  • sanzonFrench song
Japanese シャンソン
  • シャンソン (shanson)French song
Korean 샹송
  • 샹송 (syangsong)French song
Polish chanson
  • chansonFrench song
Portuguese chanson
  • chansonFrench song
Romanian chanson
  • chansonFrench song
Russian шансо́н
  • шансо́н (šansón)French song
Slovak šansón
  • šansónFrench song

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

chansons

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chanson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanson

MLA

“chanson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chanson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanson.

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