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单词 chanticleer
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Definition of chanticleer in English:

chanticleer

noun ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪəˈSHant-
literary
  • A name given to a domestic cock, especially in fairy tales.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chanticleer has scratched the eyes of night.
    • I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.
    Synonyms
    rooster, cockerel, male fowl, capon

Origin

Middle English: from Old French Chantecler, the name of the cock in the fable Reynard the Fox, from chanter 'sing, crow' (see chant) + cler 'clear'.

 
 

Definition of chanticleer in US English:

chanticleer

nounˈSHant-
literary
  • A name given to a rooster, especially in fairy tales.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.
    • The chanticleer has scratched the eyes of night.
    Synonyms
    rooster, cockerel, male fowl, capon

Origin

Middle English: from Old French Chantecler, the name of the cock in the fable Reynard the Fox, from chanter ‘sing, crow’ (see chant) + cler ‘clear’.

 
 
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