ORTOLAN


Meaning of ORTOLAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɔ:tələn ]

n. (in full ortolan bunting) Zool. a small European bird, Emberiza hortulana, eaten as a delicacy. [F f. Prov., lit. gardener, f. L hortulanus f. hortulus dimin. of hortus garden]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.