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Meaning of chiffchaff

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chiffchaff

Pronunciation:/ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/

noun

Definitions

  1. A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

  2. Any of several other species of the same genus.

  3. (onomatopoeic) The song of the chiffchaff.

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