tourte
French
Alternative forms
- tourtre
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuʁt/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtle, turtle dove, turtledove”). Compare tourterelle.
Noun
tourte f (plural tourtes)
- (Quebec) passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius
- Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur
- (Louisiana) dove
Related terms
- tourtereau (masculine diminutive)
- tourterelle (feminine diminutive)
Etymology 2
From Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), which would have yielded *torte in French.
Noun
tourte f (plural tourtes)
- meat pie
- Synonyms: pâté à la viande, (Quebec) tourtière
Derived terms
- tarte
- tourtière
Related terms
- tordre
Further reading
- “tourte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
Anagrams
- tortue