chant

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Verb

1. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
2. To sing or intone sacred text.
3. To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
4. To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Noun

1. Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
2. A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
3. A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
5. A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/t͡ʃɑːnt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.