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chanson

/ʃɑ̃ːˈsɔ̃ː/ UK
/ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/ US
/ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/ US, cot caught merger
/ʃɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/ Canada
/ʃɑ̃ˈsɒ̃/ Canada
/ʃɒ̃ˈsɑ̃/ Canada, cot caught merger
/ʃɑ̃ˈsɑ̃/ Canada, cot caught merger
/ʃɐ̃ːˈsõː/ Australia, New Zealand
/ʃãˈsɔ̃/ Scotland

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Where it comes from

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

noun chansons

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

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noun French song

한국어	샹송 syangsong
日本語	シャンソン shanson
中文	香頌 /香颂 xiāngsòng
Português	chanson
Français	chanson, chanson française
Deutsch	Chanson
Ελληνικά	σανσόν sansón
Română	chanson
Русский	шансо́н šansón
العربية	no attested term in Arabic, but see أُغْنِيَّة فَرَنْسِيَّة ʔuḡniyya faransiyya

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"chanson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chanson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chanson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chanson

Chicago

"chanson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chanson.

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@misc{chanson_2026,
  title = {chanson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chanson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}