chaffinch
noun/ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/
Etymology
From Middle English chaffynch, chaffynche, caffynche, equivalent to chaff + finch. However, more recently the first element has been argued to derive from the same root as Old English cæfed (“ornamented”) and cæfing (“hair-ornament”), thus meaning "ornamented finch, colourful finch".
- inherited from chaffynch
Definitions
A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe…
A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA