chantage

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French chantage. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɒnˈtɑːʒ/, /ˈʃɒn.tɑːʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɑnˈtɑʒ/, /ˈʃɑn.tɑʒ/ Rhymes: -ɑːʒ === Noun === chantage (plural chantages) Synonym of blackmail. == French == === Etymology === From (faire) chanter (“to blackmail; to force a confession”) +‎ -age (verbal noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.taʒ/ Homophone: chantages === Noun === chantage m (plural chantages) blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “chantage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === changeât == Spanish == === Noun === chantage m (plural chantages) obsolete form of chantaje