Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chanteur

/ʃɒnˈtɜː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chanteur
IPA: /ʃɒnˈtɜː/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.

Example Sentences

"Pyramid Records, he says, has just relesased ^([sic]) D.C. Larue's The Tea Dance. Larue is gay-dom's latest chanteur with no hints about it."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cantōrem Old French chanteor French chanteurbor. English chanteur Borrowed from French chanteur (“male singer”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʃɒnˈtɜː/

Inflected Forms

chanteurs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chanteuse

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chanteur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɒnˈtɜː/.
What does chanteur mean?: A male singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
Where does chanteur come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cantōrem Old French chanteor French chanteurbor. English chanteur Borrowed from French chanteur (“male singer”).

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