ORTOLAN


Meaning of ORTOLAN in English

/awr"tl euhn/ , n.

1. an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.

2. the bobolink.

[ 1520-30; hortulanus, equiv. to hortul ( us ) little garden ( hort ( us ) garden + -ulus -ULE) + -anus -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .