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tourte

/tuʁt/

noun, feminine/tuʁt/plural: tourtes

passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius; dove

Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur

Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtle, turtle dove, turtledove”). Compare tourterelle.

noun, feminine/tuʁt/plural: tourtes

meat pie.; Any kind of salted pie with vegetables, cheese etc, generally covered by undercrust (abaisse). Can be with fruits too.

Synonyms: pâté à la viande, tourtière

Inherited from Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), which would have yielded *torte in French.