chanterelle
/ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.78 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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
The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "There were hushed moments of complete beauty when the melody moved out and hung above the chanterelle like a hummingbird poised over a flower."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/