chardonneret

Meaning

goldfinch (bird)

Concepts

goldfinch

European goldfinch

siskin

Carduelis carduelis

Carduelis spinus

New World goldfinch

Spinus tristis

yellowbird

American goldfinch

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaʁ.dɔn.ʁɛ/

Etymology

Probably ultimately from a derivative of Late Latin cardella, cardellus, from Latin carduelis, from carduus. Compare Italian cardellino, cardello, cardelletto, Romanian căldăraș, Spanish cardelina.

Sentences

L'enfant tête et tient d'une main le sein , de l'autre un chardonneret .

The child heads and holds the breast in one hand, a goldfinch in the other.