"chanticleer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə/ [UK], /t͡ʃæntəˌklɪɹ/ [US], /ˈʃæntəˌklɪɹ/ [US] Forms: chanticleers [plural]
enPR: chänʹtĭklĭr' [UK], chănʹtəklĭr' [US], shănʹtəklĭr' [US] Etymology: ] 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Chauntecleer}} Middle English Chauntecleer, {{der|en|fro|Chantecler}} Old French Chantecler, {{cog|fr|Chanteclair}} French Chanteclair Head templates: {{en-noun}} chanticleer (plural chanticleers)
  1. (now rare, literary) A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-chanticleer-en-noun-teTrAL35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʃɑːntɪˌklɪə/ [UK], /t͡ʃæntəˌklɪɹ/ [US], /ˈʃæntəˌklɪɹ/ [US] Forms: chanticleers [present, singular, third-person], chanticleering [participle, present], chanticleered [participle, past], chanticleered [past]
enPR: chänʹtĭklĭr' [UK], chănʹtəklĭr' [US], shănʹtəklĭr' [US] Etymology: ] 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Chauntecleer}} Middle English Chauntecleer, {{der|en|fro|Chantecler}} Old French Chantecler, {{cog|fr|Chanteclair}} French Chanteclair Head templates: {{en-verb}} chanticleer (third-person singular simple present chanticleers, present participle chanticleering, simple past and past participle chanticleered)
  1. To make the crowing sound of a cock.
    Sense id: en-chanticleer-en-verb-y6dbLiAh
  2. To crow in exultation.
    Sense id: en-chanticleer-en-verb-pe~sT1FX

Inflected forms

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