chanson

[shan-suh n; French shahn-sawn] /ˈʃæn sən; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/
noun, plural chansons
[shan-suh nz; French shahn-sawn] /ˈʃæn sənz; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/ (Show IPA)
1.
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
Origin
1595-1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō) song; see canzone
Word Origin and History for chanson
n.

c.1600, from French chanson, from Old French chançon "song, epic poem" (12c.), from Latin cantionem (nominative cantio) "song," from past participle stem of canere (see chant (v.)).