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ortolan
[ awr-tl-uhn ]
noun
- an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- the bobolink.
ortolan
/ ˈɔːtələn /
noun
- Also calledortolan bunting a brownish Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, regarded as a delicacy
- any of various other small birds eaten as delicacies, esp the bobolink
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ortolan1
C17: via French from Latin hortulānus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden
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Example Sentences
The reed-bird—in the West Indies called “ortolan”—is also found in the same markets with the canvas-back.
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There is a small bird called the ortolan, which is highly esteemed by the Italian gourmands.
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I will complain no more, my son,” said Lamme, rising up: “the herring is ortolan; malvoisie is small beer to free hearts.
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An ortolan thus fed is a perfect ball of most delicious fat, weighing about three ounces.
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The Ortolan is considered sufficiently fat when it is a handful, and is judged by feeling it, and not by appearance.
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