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ortolan

Meaninga gardener

Common meaning: a small songbird eaten as a delicacy

Journey through time

  1. Latinhortulanussource
  2. Italianhortolano‘a gardiner’source
  3. Old Frenchhortolansource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa gardiner → a small songbird eaten as a delicacyortolan‘a small songbird eaten as a delicacy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin hortulanus ‘a gardener’.

Roots

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