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.
/tuʁt/
passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius; dove
Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur
Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtle, turtle dove, turtledove”). Compare tourterelle.
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.