CHAFFINCH Meaning of CHAFFINCH in English ■ noun a common finch, the male of which has a bluish head, pink underparts, and dark wings with a white flash. [ Fringilla coelebs .]OriginOE ceaffinc 'chaff finch'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004