tourte

• tourtre

• IPA^(key): /tuʁt/

Ultimately from Latin turtur (“turtle, turtle dove, turtledove”). Compare tourterelle.

tourte f (plural tourtes)

1. (Quebec) passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius

   Synonyms: tourte voyageuse, colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur

2. (Louisiana) dove

• tourtereau (masculine diminutive)
• tourterelle (feminine diminutive)

From Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), which would have yielded *torte in French.

tourte f (plural tourtes)

1. meat pie

   Synonyms: pâté à la viande, (Quebec) tourtière

• tarte
• tourtière

• tordre

• “tourte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

• tortue