Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yaffingale

/ˈjæfɪŋɡeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yaffin-gale
IPA: /ˈjæfɪŋɡeɪl/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis

Archaic

Etymology

From English dialect yaffle (and under the influence of nightingale), from the sound.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

yaffingales (plural)

Synonyms

yaffle

Questions

How do you pronounce yaffingale?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjæfɪŋɡeɪl/.
What does yaffingale mean?: the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
Where does yaffingale come from?: From English dialect yaffle (and under the influence of nightingale), from the sound.

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