A type of edible mushroom with a funnel or trumpet shape, golden-yellow in color, prized in cooking.
From French 'chanterelle,' possibly from Old French 'chanter' (to sing) because the shape resembles a singing bird's throat, or from German 'Kantharelle.' The spelling varies across languages.
Chanterelles might be named for their singing shape—the funnel looks like an open throat—which means this delicious mushroom was named for something poetic, not scientific!
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