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Word: Ortolan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French, from Provençal, literally ‘gardener’, based on a diminutive of Latin hortus ‘garden’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːtələn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat.
Short Definition:small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as delicacy
Variant Forms:
- ortolan bunting
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