chanterelle

[ shan-tuh-rel, chan- ]

noun

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

chanterelle

/ ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanterelle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanterelle¹

C18: from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos

Example Sentences

You know, I’d found chanterelles, but then I wanted to find porcinis!

From Outside Online

Remy also uses what appears to be a chanterelle mushroom, which my grocery stores didn’t have, so I settled for shiitake.

From Eater

I wanted that excitement of stumbling across a rare mushroom, of encountering a field of freshly sprouted chanterelles.

From Eater

It was the custom to have the highest string, called chanterelle, single; it principally served for playing the melody.

From Project Gutenberg

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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