Definitions for chansons

chansons chan·son

Spelling: [shan-suh n; French shahn-s
IPA: /ˈʃæn sən; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/

Chansons is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 146 anagrams from letters in chansons (achnnoss).

Definitions for chansons

noun

  1. any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Origin of chansons

1595-1605; French Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō) song; see canzone

Examples for chansons

One of the earliest appearances of the word is in the chanson de Roland.

When I was down in Transylvania I made a chanson about it all, and set it myself to music.

One judges of this from a chanson which has come down through centuries.

This story, touching in itself, is most touchingly told in the chanson.

He always played the chanson Triste when he was sad and lonely.

At first she did so, and certainly accepted the chanson form.

Miss Adrian hummed what is still called a chanson in the cafés of Bridgeport.

Hugo has selected the first and the best part of the chanson for modernization.

That's their chanson, sir—that's the burden of their low vulgar song.

William Short Nose is also from the chanson de geste of that hero.

Word Value for chansons
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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