fieldfare
English
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːldfɛː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfiːldfɛɹ/
Noun
editfieldfare (plural fieldfares)
- A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
- 2007, Diana Athill, “Somewhere Towards the End”, in Granta, 98, p. 20:
- Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares
Translations
editTurdus pilaris
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