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chanticleer.

A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə/UK/t͡ʃæntəˌklɪɹ/US/ˈʃæntəˌklɪɹ/US
  1. A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.

    archaic · literary
Where this word comes from

] From Middle English Chauntecleer, from Old French Chantecler (modern French Chanteclair), the proper name of the cock in the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox, that also gave origin to chantecler, the name of a chicken breed; from chanter (“to sing, to crow”) + cler (“clear, clearly”). Attested in English since 1250–1300.

verb/ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə/UK/t͡ʃæntəˌklɪɹ/US/ˈʃæntəˌklɪɹ/US
  1. To make the crowing sound of a cock.

  2. To crow in exultation.

Where this word comes from

] From Middle English Chauntecleer, from Old French Chantecler (modern French Chanteclair), the proper name of the cock in the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox, that also gave origin to chantecler, the name of a chicken breed; from chanter (“to sing, to crow”) + cler (“clear, clearly”). Attested in English since 1250–1300.

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