shanty

Meaning

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃænti/
Etymology

From Canadian French chantier (“lumberjack's headquarters”). An alternative theory that the word derives from Irish seantí (meaning "old house") is not considered likely by lexicologists. * (unlicensed pub): New Zealand from 1848.

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