bulbul

American  

[bool-bool] / ˈbʊl bʊl /

noun

1. a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.

2. any of several oscine birds of the family Pycnonotidae, of the Old World tropics.

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bulbul British  

/ ˈbʊlbʊl /

noun

1. any songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having brown plumage and, in many species, a distinct crest

2. a songbird, taken to be the nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry

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Etymology

Origin of bulbul

Borrowed into English from Persian around 1775–85