chanterelle

[ shan-tuh-rel, chan- ]

/ ˌʃæn təˈrɛl, ˌtʃæn- /

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noun

a mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, having a bright yellow-to-orange funnel-shaped cap, a favorite edible species in France.

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Origin of chanterelle

1765–75; <French <New Latin cantharella, equivalent to Latin canthar(us) tankard (<Greek kántharos) + -ella diminutive suffix

Words nearby chanterelle

chantage, chantant, Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, chantefable, chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer, Chantilly

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How to use chanterelle in a sentence

You know, I’d found chanterelles, but then I wanted to find porcinis!
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Remy also uses what appears to be a chanterelle mushroom, which my grocery stores didn’t have, so I settled for shiitake.
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I wanted that excitement of stumbling across a rare mushroom, of encountering a field of freshly sprouted chanterelles.
Mushroom Hunting at the End of the World|Danny Palumbo|November 12, 2020|Eater
It was the custom to have the highest string, called chanterelle, single; it principally served for playing the melody.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

It had from four to eight courses of strings, the chanterelle or melody string being single and the others in pairs of unisons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
In the tables of accordance here given, the chanterelle is indicated by a X.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
The chanterelle does not lie over the finger-board and is always played open by the thumb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
Praetorius calls this an octave lute, with the chanterelle C or D.
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British Dictionary definitions for chanterelle

chanterelle

/ (ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl) /

noun

any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae

Word Origin for chanterelle

C18: from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos

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