ORTOLAN


Meaning of ORTOLAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-tə-lən ]

noun

Etymology: French or Italian; French, from Italian ortolano, literally, gardener, from Latin hortulanus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden — more at yard

Date: 1656

: an Old World bunting ( Emberiza hortulana ) having a greenish-gray head and breast, streaky brown back and wings, and a yellow throat

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