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chaffinch

/ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
chaffinch
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.

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".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chaffinches (plural)

Derived Forms

chaffie

Phrases

common chaffinch

Synonyms

fringilla coelebs

Questions

How do you pronounce chaffinch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/.
What does chaffinch mean?
A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
Where does chaffinch come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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