noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/twaɪt/
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rhymes with -aɪt
CMU ARPABET:T W AY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
Obsolete form of twit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
լեռնային վշասարեկ
(leṙnayin všasarek)
— Carduelis flavirostris
