tourterelle

See also: tourtérelle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French turterele, turtrele, from Late Latin turturella or Latin turturilla, a diminutive of turtur (“turtle dove”). Compare Italian tortorella, Romanian turturea. Cf. also tourte / tourtre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl/

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Noun

tourterelle f (plural tourterelles)

1. turtle dove / turtle-dove / turtledove
2. dove grey

Derived terms

• tourterelle des bois
• tourterelle turque

Related terms

• tourte, tourtre (both from Latin “turtur”)
• tourtereau

Further reading

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