tourtereau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin turturellus (or turturillus), both diminutives of turtur (“turtle (archaic), turtle dove, turtledove”).

Noun

tourtereau m (plural tourtereaux)

1. baby turtle dove (turtledove)
2. (chiefly in the plural) lovebird

Related terms

• tourte, tourtre
• tourterelle

See also

• colombe
• coulon
• pigeon

Further reading

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