chanticleer

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. To make the crowing sound of a cock.
2. To crow in exultation.

Synonyms

cock

rooster

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capon

cockerel

Translations

gallo

🐓

rubinetto

Hahn

dîk

κόκορας

coq

gallus

gallo

🐓

الدّيك

horoz

🐓

ديك

🐓

gall

🐓

αλέκτωρ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Chauntecleer

Cognate with French: Chanteclair

In summary

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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.