Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbrown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
Similar
Saxicola rubetra
Broader
Old World chatchat
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From whin + chat (“type of songbird”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ръждивогушо ливадарче
- ръждивогушо ливадарче (răždivogušo livadarče)Saxicola ruberta
Catalan bitxac rogenc
- bitxac rogencSaxicola ruberta
Czech bramborníček
- bramborníčekSaxicola ruberta
Danish bynkefugl
- bynkefuglSaxicola ruberta
Dutch paapje
- paapjeSaxicola ruberta
Finnish pensastasku
- pensastaskuSaxicola ruberta
French tarier des prés
- tarier des présSaxicola ruberta
German Braunkehlchen
- BraunkehlchenSaxicola ruberta
Greek καστανολαίμης
- καστανολαίμης (kastanolaímis)Saxicola ruberta
Hungarian rozsdás csuk
- rozsdás csukSaxicola ruberta
Irish caislín aitinn
- caislín aitinnSaxicola ruberta
Japanese 眉白野鶲
- 眉白野鶲 (mamijiro nohitaki)Saxicola ruberta
Korean 가시검은딱새
- 가시검은딱새 (gasigeomeunttaksae)Saxicola ruberta
Latvian lukstu čakstīte
- lukstu čakstīteSaxicola ruberta
Polish pokląskwa
- pokląskwaSaxicola ruberta
Portuguese cartaxo-nortenho
- cartaxo-nortenhoSaxicola ruberta
Romanian mărăcinar mare
- mărăcinar mareSaxicola ruberta
Russian лугово́й чека́н
- лугово́й чека́н (lugovój čekán)Saxicola ruberta
Scottish Gaelic clacharan an fhraoich
- clacharan an fhraoichSaxicola ruberta
Spanish tarabilla
- tarabillaSaxicola ruberta
Swedish buskskvätta
- buskskvättaSaxicola ruberta
Turkish çayır taşçalanı
- çayır taşçalanıSaxicola ruberta
Ukrainian трав'янка лучна, чекан лучний
- трав'янка лучна (travʺjanka lučna)Saxicola ruberta
- чекан лучний (čekan lučnyj)Saxicola ruberta
Welsh crec yr eithin
- crec yr eithinSaxicola ruberta
Cite this entry
APA
whinchat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whinchat
MLA
“whinchat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whinchat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whinchat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whinchat.
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