ortolan

or·to·lan

O0131700 (ôr′tl-ən)n.1. A small brownish bunting (Emberiza hortulana) of Eurasia and Africa, eaten as a delicacy.2. Any of several American birds, such as the bobolink and the sora.

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[French, from Provençal, gardener, ortolan, from Latin hortulānus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus, garden; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

ortolan

(ˈɔːtələn) n1. (Animals) Also called: ortolan bunting a brownish Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, regarded as a delicacy2. (Animals) any of various other small birds eaten as delicacies, esp the bobolink[C17: via French from Latin hortulānus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden]

or•to•lan

(ˈɔr tl ən)

n. an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy. [1625–60; < French, Middle French < Italian literally, gardener]

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ortolan - brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacyEmberiza hortulana, ortolan buntingbunting - any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North AmericaEmberiza, genus Emberiza - Old World buntings