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Word: Chanticleer
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɑːntɪklɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɒntɪklɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃɑːntɪklɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a name given to a domestic cock, especially in fairy tales.
Short Definition:name given to domestic cock
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