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chanterelle
[ shan-tuh-rel, chan- ]
noun
- a mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, having a bright yellow-to-orange funnel-shaped cap, a favorite edible species in France.
chanterelle
/ 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of chanterelle1
1765–75; < French < New Latin cantharella, equivalent to Latin canthar ( us ) tankard (< Greek kántharos ) + -ella diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chanterelle1
C18: from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos
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Example Sentences
It was the custom to have the highest string, called chanterelle, single; it principally served for playing the melody.
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It had from four to eight courses of strings, the chanterelle or melody string being single and the others in pairs of unisons.
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In the tables of accordance here given, the chanterelle is indicated by a X.
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The chanterelle does not lie over the finger-board and is always played open by the thumb.
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Praetorius calls this an octave lute, with the chanterelle C or D.
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