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chantwell.

A (generally female) lead singer of traditional cariso music, or of a calypso band.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃæntwɛl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtʃɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃæntˌwɛl/General-American
  1. A (generally female) lead singer of traditional cariso music, or of a calypso band.

    Trinidad-and-Tobago
Where this word comes from

Probably from French chanterelle (“female bird used by hunters as a decoy to attract other birds; treble string of a musical instrument”), from chanter (“to sing, crow”) + -erelle (variant of -elle (suffix forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense)).

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