chanticleer
[ chan-tuh-kleer ]
/ ˈtʃæn təˌklɪər /
noun Now Literary.
a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.
Words nearby chanticleer
chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer, chantilly, chantilly lace, chantress, chantry, chanty
Also chan·te·cler [chan-tuh-klair] /ˈtʃæn təˌklɛər/.
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chanticleer
chantecler (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə)
/ (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə) /
noun
a name for a cock, used esp in fables
Word Origin for chanticleer
C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly
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