"ortolan" meaning in English

See ortolan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.təl.ən/ [UK], /ˈɔː.təl.æn/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.tə.læn/ [US], /ˈɔɹ.tə.lən/ [US] Audio: en-us-ortolan.ogg [US] Forms: ortolans [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French hortolan (“gardener”), from Latin hortulānus (“gardener”). Doublet of hortulan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|hortolan||gardener}} Middle French hortolan (“gardener”), {{der|en|la|hortulānus||gardener}} Latin hortulānus (“gardener”), {{doublet|en|hortulan}} Doublet of hortulan Head templates: {{en-noun}} ortolan (plural ortolans)
  1. A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy. Categories (lifeform): Emberizids, Icterids Translations (a small bird eaten as a delicacy): градинска овесарка (gradinska ovesarka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hortolà [masculine] (Catalan), piula hortolana [feminine] (Catalan), hortulano (Esperanto), peltosirkku (Finnish), ortolan [masculine] (French), becfigue (French), Ortolan [masculine] (German), beccafico (Italian), یلو (yelva) (Ottoman Turkish), ortolan [masculine] (Polish), ortolan [masculine] (Romanian), садовая овся́нка (sadovaja ovsjánka) (Russian), рисовый трупиал (risovyj trupial) (Russian), боболинк (bobolink) (Russian), hortelano (Spanish), papafigo (Spanish), kiraz kuşu (Turkish), çinte (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ortolan-en-noun-wcY~ITwT Disambiguation of Emberizids: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Icterids: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of 'a small bird eaten as a delicacy': 80 12 9
  2. (US) Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Emberizids, Icterids, Rallids
    Sense id: en-ortolan-en-noun-gD3jIu7L Disambiguation of Emberizids: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Icterids: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Rallids: 25 43 32 Categories (other): American English
  3. The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla). Categories (lifeform): Emberizids, Icterids
    Sense id: en-ortolan-en-noun-XF-c25Uq Disambiguation of Emberizids: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Icterids: 26 40 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 33 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ortolan bunting

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bird eaten as a delicacy",
      "word": "hortelano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bird eaten as a delicacy",
      "word": "papafigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small bird eaten as a delicacy",
      "word": "kiraz kuşu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small bird eaten as a delicacy",
      "word": "çinte"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ortolan Bunting"
  ],
  "word": "ortolan"
}

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