noun, masculine/ʃɑ̃.taʒ/plural: chantages
chantage is masculine in French.
blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage)
From (faire) chanter (“to blackmail; to force a confession”) + -age (verbal noun-forming suffix).
/ʃɑ̃.taʒ/
chantage is masculine in French.
blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage)
From (faire) chanter (“to blackmail; to force a confession”) + -age (verbal noun-forming suffix).