chiffchaff

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/

Noun

chiffchaff (plural chiffchaffs)

1. A small, common warbler, ll mul, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
2. Any of several other species of the same genus.
3. (UK, onomatopoeic, uncountable) The song of the chiffchaff#Noun|chiffchaff.

   I thought I heard something singing chiffchaff, chiffchaff. So I had a look and there was a chiffchaff.

Translations

• French: pouillot véloce
• German: Zilpzalp
• Italian: luì piccolo
• Portuguese: felosa-comum
• Russian: пе́ночка-тенько́вка
• Spanish: mosquitero

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