What does "ortolan" mean?

A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.

How do you pronounce "ortolan"?

Pronounced //ˈɔɹ.tə.læn//.

Common synonyms include: emberiza hortulana, ortolan bunting, magpie, ortolan delicacy, ortolan dish.

/ˈɔɹ.tə.læn/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.
"[…]this taught him to consider Sophia as a most delicious morsel, indeed to regard her with the same desires which an ortolan inspires into the soul of an epicure."
2
brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy wordnet
3
Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. US
4
The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla).

"The Ortolan is served on Versache plates with custom silk placemats, and finished with gold leaf, just to gild the lily."

From Middle French hortolan (“gardener”), from Latin hortulānus (“gardener”). Doublet of hortulan.