tourterelle
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
tourterellefrom Latin turturella (or turturilla), diminutive of turtur ('turtle dove'), which gave tourtre in Old French and 'tourte' from which the English word 'turtle' is directly derived (now synonymous with 'tortoise' but formerly 'turtle dove', a meaning that is maintained in the bird name 'turtle dove').
Definitions
- zoologie
Plural
tourterelles
Translations
german:Turteltaube
english:dove
chinese:鸠
spanish:tórtola
greek:τρυγόνι
italian:tortora
japanese:ジュズカケバト
polish:sierpówka
swedish:turturduva