ORTOLAN


Meaning of ORTOLAN in English

[ 'ɔ:t(ə)lən ]

(also ~ bunting )

■ noun a small songbird formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat. [ Emberiza hortulana .]

Origin

C16: from Fr., from Provençal, lit. 'gardener'.

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