tourterelle

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French turterele, turtrele, from Late Latin turturella or Latin turturilla, a diminutive of turtur (“turtle dove”). Compare Italian tortorella, Romanian turturea. Compare also tourte / tourtre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl/ === Noun === tourterelle f (plural tourterelles) turtle dove / turtle-dove / turtledove dove grey ==== Derived terms ==== tourterelle des bois tourterelle turque ==== Related terms ==== tourte, tourtre (both from Latin “turtur”) tourtereau === Further reading === “tourterelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012