different between chaffinch vs robinet

English

Etymology

chaff +? finch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??æf?nt??/

Noun

chaffinch (plural chaffinches)

2. A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family.

Translations

See also

• chaffinch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology 1

From robin

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. The chaffinch, or roberd.
2. The European robin.

Etymology 2

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.

Etymology 3

From French robinet

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. A tap; a faucet.

Anagrams

• Bertino, bornite

French

Etymology

Diminutive form of robin (“sheep”), because early taps were often in the shape of a sheep's head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.bi.n?/

Noun

robinet m (plural robinets)

1. tap (UK), faucet (US)

Derived terms

• eau du robinet
• robinet d'arrêt

Descendants

• ? Italian: rubinetto
  • ? Serbo-Croatian: rubìnet
• ? Romanian: robinet

Further reading

• “robinet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• broient, obtenir

Romanian

Etymology

From French robinet.

Noun

robinet n (plural robinete)

1. faucet