chanticleer

(c̸han′ti klir′)

noun

a rooster: used as a proper name

Origin: ME chauntecler < OFr chante-cler, lit., sing loud; name of rooster in the medieval epic “Reynard the Fox”: see chant & clear

See chanticleer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A rooster.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chauntecler

Origin: , from Old French chantecler, the name of the rooster in the tale of Reynard the Fox

Origin: : chanter, to sing; see chant

Origin: + cler, clear; see clear

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