"distelfink" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪstəlfɪŋk/ Forms: distelfinks [plural]
Etymology: From Pennsylvania German distelfink, homologous to High German Distelfink (“thistle finch”), the European goldfinch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pdc|distelfink}} Pennsylvania German distelfink Head templates: {{en-noun}} distelfink (plural distelfinks)
  1. A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune. Wikipedia link: distelfink
    Sense id: en-distelfink-en-noun-gnFVm8pv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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