butor
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
butorprobably 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
Feminine
butorde
Plural
butors
Hyperonyms
Hyponyms
Translations
german:dumme Gans
english:oaf
spanish:avetoro
italian:tarabuso
russian:выпь