vergeron

French

Etymology

According to Littré, from verger (“orchard”) +‎ -on. Alternatively, perhaps a dialectal variant of bergeron (Occitan often substitutes \b\ for \v\), from Latin burrus (“red”).

Noun

vergeron m (plural vergerons)

1. warbler (bird)

Further reading

“vergeron” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.