shanty
Meaning
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- A roughly-built hut or cabin.
- A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
- An unlicensed pub.
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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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