distelfink

[ dis-tl-fingk ]

noun
  1. a stylized bird motif traditional in Pennsylvania Dutch art.

Origin of distelfink

1
First recorded in 1935–1940; standard German spelling of Pennsylvania Dutch dischdelfink “goldfinch” (Carduelis carduelis), equivalent to dischdel thistle + fink finch

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