tourterelle
French, noun/tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl/
tourterelle is a French feminine noun meaning “turtle dove / turtle-dove / turtledove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Oiseau migrateur, morphologiquement proche du pigeon mais plus petit et plus fin, au vol rapide et saccadé…”.
What does tourterelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle dove / turtle-dove / turtledove
- 2
femininedove grey
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oiseau migrateur, morphologiquement proche du pigeon mais plus petit et plus fin, au vol rapide et saccadé, appartenant à la famille des Colombidés, qui compte de nombreuses espèces. 2. Symbole de douceur, de grâce, d’innocence, de faiblesse. 3. Couleur grise légèrement rosée. #BBACAC 4. Crécelle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tourterelle
- tourterelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tourterelle?
- /tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl/
- \tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl\
- [tuʁ.tə.ʁɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tourterelle in French?
tourterelle appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).