yaffingale

noun

yaf·​fin·​gale

ˈyafə̇nˌgāl sometimes -fiŋˌg- or -fēŋˌg-

plural -s

dialectal, England

: green woodpecker

Word History

Etymology

yaff(le) + -ingale (as in nightingale)

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