chanterelle
/ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/
chanterelle noun: a widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
Noun
chanterelle (plural chanterelles)
- A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
- Even the homely wood blewits, that you cook like tripe, with milk and onions, and the egg-yolk yellow chanterelle with its fan-vaulting and faint smell of apricots, all spring up overnight like bubbles of earth, unsustained by nature, existing in a void.1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 98
- Synonyms:
- girolle
- The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.
- There were hushed moments of complete beauty when the melody moved out and hung above the chanterelle like a hummingbird poised over a flower.2003, Paul Bowles, edited by Timothy Mangan and Irene Herrmann, Paul Bowles on Music, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 123
Synonyms of chanterelle
Forms of chanterelle
| plural | chanterelles |
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Origin of chanterelle
Borrowed from French chanterelle, from New Latin cantharellus, diminutive of Latin cantharus (“drinking vessel”), from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). Probably of Pre-Greek origin, cognate with Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (/kanduru/, “kind of vessel”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (/gannu-tur/, “small vessel; potstand”, literally “little vessel, container, holder”).
Words formed from chanterelle
Questions about chanterelle
- What does chanterelle mean?
- Chanterelle means a widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
- What part of speech is chanterelle?
- Chanterelle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chanterelle?
- Chanterelle is pronounced /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chanterelle?
- The plural of chanterelle is chanterelles.
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