Meanings
plural chanterelles
- biologyA 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.
1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 98Synonyms: girolle
- entertainmentThe 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.
2003, Paul Bowles, edited by Timothy Mangan and Irene Herrmann, Paul Bowles on Music, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounwidely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκάνθαρος
- Latincantharus“drinking vessel”
- New Latincantharellus
- Frenchchanterelle
- Englishchanterelle
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”).
More words from French, New Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans kantarel, dooierswam
- kantarelCantharellus cibarius
- dooierswamCantharellus cibarius
Bulgarian пачи крак
- пачи крак (pači krak)Cantharellus cibarius
Catalan rossinyol, picornell
- rossinyolCantharellus cibarius
- picornellCantharellus cibarius
Chinese Mandarin 雞油菇 /鸡油菇
- 雞油菇 /鸡油菇 (jīyóugū)Cantharellus cibarius
Czech liška obecná
- liška obecnáCantharellus cibarius
Danish kantarel
- kantarelCantharellus cibarius
Dutch cantharel, hanenkam
- cantharelCantharellus cibarius
- hanenkamCantharellus cibarius
Esperanto kantarelo
- kantareloCantharellus cibarius
Estonian harilik kukeseen, kukeseen
- harilik kukeseenCantharellus cibarius
- kukeseenCantharellus cibarius
Finnish kantarelli, keltavahvero
- kantarelliCantharellus cibarius
- keltavahveroCantharellus cibarius
French girolle
- girolleCantharellus cibarius
German Pfifferling, Eierschwammerl
- PfifferlingCantharellus cibarius
- EierschwammerlCantharellus cibarius
- EierschwammCantharellus cibarius
Hungarian sárga rókagomba
- sárga rókagombaCantharellus cibarius
Icelandic kantarella
- kantarellaCantharellus cibarius
Irish cantarnaid
- cantarnaidCantharellus cibarius
Italian finferlo, finferla
- finferloCantharellus cibarius
- finferlaCantharellus cibarius
- gallettoCantharellus cibarius
- cantarello gialloCantharellus cibarius
Japanese 杏茸
- 杏茸 (anzutake)Cantharellus cibarius
Korean 꾀꼬리버섯
- 꾀꼬리버섯 (kkoekkoribeoseot)Cantharellus cibarius
Latvian gailene
- gaileneCantharellus cibarius
Lithuanian voveraitė
- voveraitėCantharellus cibarius
Norwegian kantarell
- kantarellCantharellus cibarius
Polish kurka, pieprznik
- kurkaCantharellus cibarius
- pieprznikCantharellus cibarius
Portuguese cantarelo, cantarela
- cantareloCantharellus cibarius
- cantarelaCantharellus cibarius
Russian лиси́чка
- лиси́чка (lisíčka)Cantharellus cibarius
Slovak kuriatko
- kuriatkoCantharellus cibarius
Spanish chantarela, rebozuelo
- chantarelaCantharellus cibarius
- rebozueloCantharellus cibarius
- anacateCantharellus cibarius
Swedish kantarell
- kantarellCantharellus cibarius
Turkish horoz mantarı, yumurta mantarı
- horoz mantarıCantharellus cibarius
- yumurta mantarıCantharellus cibarius
- tavuk mantarıCantharellus cibarius
- sarıkız mantarıCantharellus cibarius
Ukrainian лиси́чка
- лиси́чка (lysýčka)Cantharellus cibarius
Cite this entry
chanterelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanterelle
“chanterelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanterelle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chanterelle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanterelle.
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