shanty

shanty1
(pl. -ies)
  1. a small, crudely built shack
    简陋小屋,棚屋
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (originally a North American usage): perhaps from Canadian French chantier 'lumberjack's cabin, logging camp'

shanty2
(亦作 chanty sea shanty)
(pl. -ies)
  1. a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung by sailors while performing physical labour together
    水手的劳动号子
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: probably from French chantez! 'sing!', imperative plural of chanter
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