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noun
A (generally female) lead singer of traditional cariso music, or of a calypso band.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Trinidad-and-Tobago
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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)).
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