chantwell

== English == === Etymology === Probably from French chanterelle (“female bird used by hunters as a decoy to attract other birds; treble string of a musical instrument”), from chanter (“to sing, crow”) + -erelle (variant of -elle (suffix forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃæntwɛl/, /ˈtʃɑː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæntˌwɛl/ Hyphenation: chant‧well === Noun === chantwell (plural chantwells) (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago, music) A (generally female) lead singer of traditional cariso music, or of a calypso band. [from early 20th c.] ==== Alternative forms ==== chantuelle ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === cariso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia