tourte

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)

1. (Quebec) passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius

   Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur

2. (Louisiana) dove

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)

1. meat pie.

   Synonyms: pâté à la viande, (Quebec) tourtière

2. 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