bulbul

[ bool-bool ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.
any of several oscine birds of the family Pycnonotidae, of the Old World tropics.

bulbul

/ ˈbʊlbʊl /

any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest
a songbird, taken to be the nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry

Origin of bulbul¹

Borrowed into English from Persian around 1775–85

Origin of bulbul¹

C18: via Persian from Arabic

He could have said "bulbul," the word little Israeli kids use, but he didn't—he "confused" it.

The sitting bulbul does not appear to mind the daily shower-bath it receives when the mali waters the plant.

The hen has the appearance of a kind of bulbul, being chestnut-hued with a white breast and a metallic blue-black crest.

The Bulbul had no sooner finished her song than the Bullfrog began to make profuse apologies for having left his music at home.

The bulbul eyed this performance thoughtfully; a tiger lying down for a sleep was something not to waste time over.

Like a streamer from the topmast of a yacht the bulbul, weaving back and forth, showed Finnerty the tiger was on the move.

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