chiffchaff

chiff·chaff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chif-chaf, -chahf]
- /ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf, -ˌtʃɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chif-chaf, -chahf]
- /ˈtʃɪfˌtʃæf, -ˌtʃɑf/

Definitions of chiffchaff word

noun chiffchaff a common European warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with a yellowish-brown plumage 3
noun chiffchaff a small, olive-green and brown European warbler (Phylloscopus collybita), feeding mainly on insects and spiders 3
noun chiffchaff a common, greenish Old World warbler, Phylloscopus collybita. 1
noun chiffchaff A migratory Eurasian and North African leaf warbler with drab plumage. 1
noun chiffchaff A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia. 0
noun chiffchaff Any of several other species of the same genus. 0

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Origin of chiffchaff

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80; gradational compound; imitative

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Parts of speech for Chiffchaff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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chiffchaff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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