butor
See also: bútor
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”), apparently because of its call.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /by.tɔʁ/
Noun
butor m (plural butors)
Further reading
- “butor” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French butor (“bittern”), from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).
Noun
butor m (plural butors)
Old French
Noun
butor m (oblique plural butors, nominative singular butors, nominative plural butor)
- bittern (bird)
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