deargan-fraoich

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

deargan-fraoich m (genitive singular deargain-fraoich, plural dearganan-fraoich)

1. European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
2. bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Synonyms

• (Pyrrhula pyrrhula): buidhean na coille, deargan-coille, deargan-fraoich, gealbhonn-cuileann

Related terms

• lasair-choille

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deargan-fraoich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN