ortolan

[ awr-tl-uh n ]
/ ˈɔr tl ən /

noun

an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
the bobolink.

Origin of ortolan

1520–30; < French < Provençal: literally, gardener (i.e., frequenting gardens) < Latin hortulānus, equivalent to hortul(us) little garden ( hort(us) garden + -ulus -ule) + -ānus -an

Words nearby ortolan

orthotropism, orthotropous, orthros, ortler, ortles, ortolan, orton, orts, orumiyeh, oruro, oruss

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British Dictionary definitions for ortolan

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