étourneau

French

Etymology

From Old French esturnel, from Late Latin sturnellus, from Latin sturnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tuʁ.no/

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Noun

étourneau m (plural étourneaux)

1. starling
2. (colloquial) birdbrain, scatterbrain

Derived terms

• étourneau commun
• étourneau sansonnet

 

Further reading

• “étourneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.