Ortolan Definition

ôrtl-ən
noun
An Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) prized as a choice food.
Webster's New World
Any of several American birds, such as the bobolink and the sora.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Ortolan

Noun

Singular:
ortolan
Plural:
ortolans

Origin of Ortolan

  • French from Provençal gardener, ortolan from Latin hortulānus from hortulus diminutive of hortus garden gher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French hortolan (“gardener"), from Latin hortulānus (“gardener").

    From Wiktionary

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