ammer
Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə/
The English word “ammer” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.
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