Meanings
nounhouse sparrow (plural house sparrows)
plural house sparrows
- A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
Synonyms: English sparrow, Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, philip
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.
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Translations
Ancient Greek στρουθός, στρουθίον
- στρουθός (strouthós)Passer domesticus
- στρουθίον (strouthíon)Passer domesticus
Arabic عُصْفُور, دُورِيّ
- عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr)Passer domesticus
- دُورِيّ (dūriyy)Passer domesticus
Basque etxe-txolarre
- etxe-txolarrePasser domesticus
Catalan pardal comú, teuladí
- pardal comúPasser domesticus
- teuladíPasser domesticus
- pardalPasser domesticus
Chinese Cantonese 麻雀
- 麻雀Passer domesticus
Chinese Mandarin 家麻雀, 家雀
- 家麻雀 (jiāmáquè)Passer domesticus
- 家雀 (jiāquè)Passer domesticus
Czech vrabec
- vrabecPasser domesticus
Danish gråspurv
- gråspurvPasser domesticus
Dutch huismus
- huismusPasser domesticus
Esperanto dompasero
- dompaseroPasser domesticus
Estonian varblane, koduvarblane
- varblanePasser domesticus
- koduvarblanePasser domesticus
Finnish varpunen
- varpunenPasser domesticus
French moineau domestique, moineau franc
- moineau domestiquePasser domesticus
- moineau francPasser domesticus
- piafPasser domesticus
German Spatz, Sperling
- SpatzPasser domesticus
- SperlingPasser domesticus
- HaussperlingPasser domesticus
Greek σπιτοσπουργίτι
- σπιτοσπουργίτι (spitospourgíti)Passer domesticus
Hebrew דרור הבית
- דרור הבית (dror ha-báyt)Passer domesticus
Hindi गौरैया, घरेलू गौरैया
- गौरैया (gauraiyā)Passer domesticus
- घरेलू गौरैया (gharelū gauraiyā)Passer domesticus
- गौरिया (gauriyā)Passer domesticus
Hungarian házi veréb, veréb
- házi verébPasser domesticus
- verébPasser domesticus
Indonesian burung gereja
- burung gerejaPasser domesticus
Irish gealbhan binne
- gealbhan binnePasser domesticus
Italian passero
- passeroPasser domesticus
Japanese 家雀
- 家雀 (ie-suzume)Passer domesticus
Korean 집참새
- 집참새 (jipchamsae)Passer domesticus
Latin passer
- passerPasser domesticus
Latvian zvirbulis
- zvirbulisPasser domesticus
Malay burung pipit
- burung pipitPasser domesticus
Māori tiu
- tiuPasser domesticus
Norwegian Bokmål gråspurv
- gråspurvPasser domesticus
Persian گنجشک, ملیچ
- گنجشک (gonješk)Passer domesticus
- ملیچ (malič)Passer domesticus
Polish wróbel
- wróbelPasser domesticus
Portuguese pardal-doméstico
- pardal-domésticoPasser domesticus
Punjabi ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚਿੜੀ, ਚਿੜੀ
- ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚਿੜੀ (gharelū ciṛī)Passer domesticus
- ਚਿੜੀ (ciṛī)Passer domesticus
Romanian vrabie, vrabie de casă
- vrabiePasser domesticus
- vrabie de casăPasser domesticus
Russian воробе́й, воробе́й обыкнове́нный
- воробе́й (vorobéj)Passer domesticus
- воробе́й обыкнове́нный (vorobéj obyknovénnyj)Passer domesticus
Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn
- gealbhonnPasser domesticus
Slovak vrabec
- vrabecPasser domesticus
Spanish gorrión común
- gorrión comúnPasser domesticus
Swedish gråsparv
- gråsparvPasser domesticus
Tagalog bahay maya
- bahay mayaPasser domesticus
Tamil சிட்டுக்குருவி
- சிட்டுக்குருவி (ciṭṭukkuruvi)Passer domesticus
Thai นกกระจอก
- นกกระจอก (grà-jɔ̀ɔk)Passer domesticus
Turkish serçe
- serçePasser domesticus
Ukrainian горобе́ць
- горобе́ць (horobécʹ)Passer domesticus
Urdu گورییا, چڑیا
- گورییا (gauraiyā)Passer domesticus
- چڑیا (ciṛiyā)Passer domesticus
Vietnamese chim sẻ
- chim sẻPasser domesticus
Welsh adar y to, llwyd y to
- adar y toPasser domesticus
- llwyd y toPasser domesticus
- golfanPasser domesticus
Cite this entry
APA
house sparrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20sparrow
MLA
“house sparrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20sparrow. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house sparrow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20sparrow.
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