tourtereau
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin turturellus (or turturillus), both diminutives of turtur (“turtle (archaic), turtle dove, turtledove”).
=== Noun ===
tourtereau m (plural tourtereaux)
baby turtle dove (turtledove)
(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