tourte

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tourte. === Noun === tourte (plural tourtes) (cooking) A kind of French pie. == 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 (clarification of this definition is needed (The English word "dove" does not have a strict definition - it refers to some species in Columbidae, with at least some traits similar to other so-called "doves" (those traits usually being small and/or white, but not necessarily); is this word a perfect match, or is it merely close/analogous?).) ===== Related terms ===== tourtereau (masculine diminutive) tourterelle (feminine diminutive) === Etymology 2 === Inherited 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 Any kind of salted pie with vegetables, cheese etc, generally covered by undercrust (abaisse). Can be with fruits too. ===== Derived terms ===== tarte tourtière tourte au fromage ===== 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