chanterelle

American

[shan-tuh-rel, chan-] / ˌʃæn təˈrɛl, ˌtʃæn- /

noun

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

chanterelle British

/ ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chanterelle

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

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