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)

  1. bittern (bird of the family Ardeidae)
  2. boor, oaf

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French butor (“bittern”), from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).

Noun

butor m (plural butors)

  1. (Jersey) stupid person

Old French

Noun

butor m (oblique plural butors, nominative singular butors, nominative plural butor)

  1. bittern (bird)
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