thrush
See also: Thrush
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English thrusche, þrusch, þresche, from a combination of Old English þrysċe (from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *þruskō) and Old English þræsċe (from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ and/or *þrastuz); all from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”). Cognate with German Drossel, Old Norse þrǫstr, Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”), Middle Irish truid, Welsh drdwy (“starling”), Old Church Slavonic дрозгъ (drozgŭ), Russian дрозд (drozd).
Noun
thrush (plural thrushes)
- Any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American robin have.
- (US, colloquial) A female singer.
Derived terms
Translations
one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae
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woman who sings popular songs
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Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps compare Icelandic þröstur, Danish trøske, from Proto-Germanic *þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.
Noun
thrush (plural thrushes)
- A fungal infection caused by Candida, now especially of the vagina; candidiasis.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
fungal infection — see also candidiasis
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