chanterelle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shan′tə rel′, chan′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chan•te•relle  (shan′tə rel′, chan′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fungia mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, having a bright yellow-to-orange funnel-shaped cap, a favorite edible species in France.
  • Greek kántharos) + -ella diminutive suffix
  • Neo-Latin cantharella, equivalent. to Latin canthar(us) tankard (
  • French
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chanterelle, chantarelle /ˌtʃæntəˈrɛl/ n
  1. any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from New Latin cantharella, diminutive of Latin cantharus drinking vessel, from Greek kantharos
'chanterelle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
horn of plenty

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