shanty
noun
[ ˈʃanti ]
• a small, crudely built shack.
Similar:
shack,
hut,
cabin,
lean-to,
shed,
hovel,
bothy,
shieling,
shiel,
tilt,
hok,
favela,
shebang,
Origin:
early 19th century (originally a North American usage): perhaps from Canadian French chantier ‘lumberjack's cabin, logging camp’.
shanty
noun
• a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung by sailors while performing physical labour together.
Origin:
mid 19th century: probably from French chantez! ‘sing!’, imperative plural of chanter .
