butor

See also: bútor

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”), apparently because of its call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.tɔʁ/

Noun

butor m (plural butors)

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

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French butor (“bittern”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).

Noun

butor m (plural butors)

1. (Jersey) stupid person

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Old French

Noun

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

1. bittern (bird)