English-Thai Dictionary

ortolan

N นก พวก  Emberiza hortulana

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ORTOLAN

n.[L. hortulanus, from hortus, a garden. ] A bird of the genus Emberiza, about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is found in France and Italy, feeds on panic grass, and is delicious food.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ORTOLAN

Or "to *lan, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L.hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana ), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting. (b ) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe ). (c ) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina ). See Sora.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ortolan

or to lan |ˈôrtl -ən ˈɔrdlən |(also ortolanbunting ) ▶noun a small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat. [Emberizahortulana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ).] ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal, literally ‘gardener, ’ based on a diminutive of Latin hortus ‘garden. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ortolan

ortolan |ˈɔːt (ə )lən |(also ortolan bunting ) ▶noun a small Eurasian songbird that was formerly eaten as a delicacy, the male having an olive-green head and yellow throat. ●Emberiza hortulana, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ). ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French, from Provençal, literally ‘gardener ’, based on a diminutive of Latin hortus ‘garden ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ortolan

Or to lan Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ortol a n |lateinisch-italienisch Gartenammer europäischer Finkenvogel

 

French Dictionary

ortolan

ortolan n. m. nom masculin Petit oiseau dont la chair est estimée. : Reliefs d ’ortolan. (La Fontaine )