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ortolan
[ awr-tl-uhn ]
/ ˈɔr tl ən /
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noun
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
the bobolink.
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ortolan
/ (ˈɔːtələn) /
noun
Also called: ortolan bunting a brownish Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, regarded as a delicacy
any of various other small birds eaten as delicacies, esp the bobolink
Word Origin for ortolan
C17: via French from Latin hortulānus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden
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