tourte
French edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtle, turtle dove, turtledove”). Compare tourterelle.
Noun edit
tourte f (plural tourtes)
- (Quebec) passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius
- Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur
- (Louisiana) dove
Related terms edit
- tourtereau (masculine diminutive)
- tourterelle (feminine diminutive)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), which would have yielded *torte in French.
Noun edit
tourte f (plural tourtes)
- meat pie
- Synonyms: pâté à la viande, (Quebec) tourtière
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Further reading edit
- “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)