butor

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

butor

probably from the Latin buteo (buzzard) and taurus ("bull") because of its cry which resembles a bellowing. The word buteo already had the pejorative sense of "stupid man" in antiquity. The word does not seem to be related to "stubborn".

Definitions

ornithologie
ornithologie

Synonyms

balourdcuistrelourdaudpaltoquet

Feminine

butorde

Plural

butors

Translations

  • germangerman:dumme Gans
  • englishenglish:oaf
  • spanishspanish:avetoro
  • italianitalian:tarabuso
  • russianrussian:выпь