whinchat

whin·chat

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwin-chat, win-]
- /ˈʰwɪnˌtʃæt, ˈwɪn-/
- /wˈɪntʃat/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwin-chat, win-]
- /ˈʰwɪnˌtʃæt, ˈwɪn-/

Definitions of whinchat word

noun whinchat a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail. 1
noun whinchat A small Eurasian and North African songbird related to the stonechat, with a brown back and orange-buff underparts. 1
noun whinchat an Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, having a mottled brown-and-white plumage with pale cream underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes) 0
noun whinchat a brown and buff migrating European thrush (Saxicola rubetra) that frequents heaths and meadows 0
noun whinchat A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects. 0

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Origin of whinchat

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; whin + chat

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Parts of speech for Whinchat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whinchat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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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