oriole

1768; a borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
• Homophone: aureole

oriole (plural orioles)

1. Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.
   • 2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian‎:

     Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.

• aureole
• aureolin
• loriot

• Old World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• New World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• roolie

oriole m (plural orioles)

1. oriole