chanteuse

chanteuse

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French chanteuse (female singer).

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɒnˈtɜːz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (US) IPA(key): /ʃɑnˈtuːz/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: (UK) -ɜːz, (US) -uːz

    Noun

    chanteuse (plural chanteuses)

    1. A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
      • 2006 September 7, Evan Serpick, “10 artists to watch 2006: The Noisettes, Jibbs, Silversun Pickups and seven other up-and-comers”, in Rolling Stone[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2009:
        Smith could easily be lumped in with expressive chanteuses like Norah Jones and Alicia Keys, but she has a broader palette than either. On the soulful torch song "Dream," which Smith wrote, she conveys a sophisticated allure that would seem well beyond her twenty-seven years.

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    Adjective

    chanteuse

    1. feminine singular of chanteur

    Noun

    chanteuse f (plural chanteuses, masculine chanteur)

    1. female singer, songstress

    Descendants

    • English: chanteuse
    • Italian: sciantosa
    • Sicilian: sciantusu
    • Turkish: şantöz

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