ortolan

Definitions


[ˈɔːtələn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat


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Origin:
early 16th century: from French, from Provençal, literally ‘gardener’, based on a diminutive of Latin hortus ‘garden’




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