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bokfink.

chaffinch; a small finch, Fringilla coelebs, whose male has a grey-blue crown and reddish-brown breast, with two prominent white wing bars in both sexes

7 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈbuːkˌfɪŋk/[ˈbûːkˌfɪŋk]
  1. chaffinch; a small finch, Fringilla coelebs, whose male has a grey-blue crown and reddish-brown breast, with two prominent white wing bars in both sexes

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German bokvinke (“chaffinch”), from bôk (“beechnut”) + vinke (“finch”). By surface analysis, bok (“beech; beechnut”) + fink (“finch”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bokfink, Danish bogfinke, Swedish bofink and German Buchfink (“chaffinch”).

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