vergeron

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French

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Etymology

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According to Littré, from verger (orchard) +‎ -on. Alternatively, perhaps a dialectal variant of bergeron (Occitan often substitutes \b\ for \v\), from Latin burrus (red).

Noun

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vergeron m (plural vergerons)

  1. warbler (bird)

Further reading

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vergeron” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.