chanterelle
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chanterelle
- /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/ UK
- /ʃɒntəˈɹɛl/ UK
Where it comes from
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”).
noun chanterelles
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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.
Similar: 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.
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noun Cantharellus cibarius
| Español | chantarela, rebozuelo, anacate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꾀꼬리버섯 kkoekkoribeoseot |
| 日本語 | 杏茸 anzutake |
| 中文 | 雞油菇 /鸡油菇 jīyóugū |
| Português | cantarelo, cantarela |
| Français | girolle |
| Deutsch | Pfifferling, Eierschwammerl, Eierschwamm |
| Italiano | finferlo, finferla, galletto, cantarello giallo |
| Русский | лиси́чка lisíčka |
Talk about this word "chanterelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chanterelle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chanterelle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chanterelle "chanterelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chanterelle.Cite this
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