шансон

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French chanson (song). Emerged as a euphemism in the Russian music industry for Russian criminal songs in the 1990s.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

шансо́н (šansónm inan (genitive шансо́на, nominative plural шансо́ны, genitive plural шансо́нов)

  1. (euphemistic) Clipping of ру́сский шансо́н (rússkij šansón); Russian criminal song
    Synonyms: блатна́я пе́сня (blatnája pésnja), (derogatory) блатня́тина (blatnjátina)
  2. chanson (French cabaret-style pop song by a chansonnier or a traditional polyphonic song of the 15th–16th centuries)

Declension[edit]