Meaning

1 senses
  1. An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.

More definitions
  • red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds

Origin

Variant of Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.

Variant of Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.

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Forms

plural: amadavats

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds:avadavat

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