ortolan

(ôr′tə lən)

noun

an Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) prized as a choice food

Origin: Fr < Prov < It ortolana, gardener, ortolan < L hortulanus, dim. of hortus, a garden (see yard): from its frequenting gardens

See ortolan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Provençal, gardener, ortolan

Origin: , from Latin hortulānus

Origin: , from hortulus

Origin: , diminutive of hortus, garden; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots

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