chanterelle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chanterelle
1765–75; < French < New Latin cantharella, equivalent to Latin canthar ( us ) tankard (< Greek kántharos ) + -ella diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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“Can you tell the difference between a cabbage and a head of iceberg lettuce? Then you can tell the difference between a false chanterelle and a chanterelle.”
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Some small plates on the Bar Mariam menu are also served at the wine bar including its lobster roll and its chanterelle mushroom toast.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
It's also a great place to find foraged items, like wild chanterelle mushrooms, which make for a tremendously flavorful base for this stuffing.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021
Many of her tastes – for roast grouse, for white truffles, for sole with chanterelle mushrooms – are undeniably posh, but she doesn’t see any point in pretending to be something that she is not.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2018
I talked about Sue’s generosity in sharing three of her choicest chanterelle spots.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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