Shanty

Noun

 * 1) An old run-down house or shack.


 * 1)  An unlicensed pub.

Derived terms

 * shanty town

Adjective

 * 1) Pejorative term used on early (mid 1800's), poor, Irish immigrants to USA
 * That neighborhood is full of shanty Irishmen.

Noun

 * 1) A sailor's work song.

Thesaurus
Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, box, cabin, caboose, camp, cot, cottage, crib, gatehouse, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge, outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, sentry box, shack, shed, stall, tollbooth, tollhouse

Etymology 1
From chantier:.

Etymology 2
From chantez:, imperative of chanter:.

Noun

 * Icelandic: ,
 * Russian: хибара


 * Spanish: