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yaffle

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈjafl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æfəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yaffingale, yaffler, woodall

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Of the green woodpecker: to make its distinctive cry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To eat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Imitative of the bird's cry.