cânchon

See also: canchon

Norman

Alternative forms

  • caunchoun f

Etymology

From an Old Northern French [Term?] form of Old French chançon f, from the accusative Latin cantiōnem f (“song, singing”), from cantus (“sung”), perfect passive participle of canere (“sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).

Noun

cânchon f (plural cânchons)

  1. (Jersey, obsolete) song

Synonyms

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