butor

See also: bútor

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”), apparently because of its call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.tɔʁ/

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Noun

butor m (plural butors)

1. bittern (bird of the family Ardeidae)
2. boor, oaf

Derived terms

• butor étoilé

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: butor

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French butor (“bittern”), from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).

Noun

butor m (plural butors)

1. (Jersey) stupid person

Old French

Etymology

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Noun

butor oblique singular, m (oblique plural butors, nominative singular butors, nominative plural butor)

1. bittern (bird)