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or·to·lan  (ôrtl-n)

n.

1. A small brownish Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) eaten as a delicacy.

2. Any of several New World birds, such as the bobolink and the sora.

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[French, from Provençal, gardener, ortolan, from Latin hortulnus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus, garden; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ortolan [ˈɔːtələn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called ortolan bunting a brownish Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, regarded as a delicacy

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other small birds eaten as delicacies, esp the bobolink

[via French from Latin hortulānus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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