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/ˈɔː.təl.ən/ · noun
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.
[…]the last flavor Mitterrand wished to savor belonged to the flesh of the endangered ortolan, a songbird the size of a human toe that is a crime to buy or hunt, and is certainly illegal to eat. Mitterrand devoured it in the traditional manner, first covering his head with an embroidered cloth, then inserting the entire bird into his mouth.[…]Only its head should dangle out from between your lips. Bite off the head and discard.
Use ortolan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ortolan means A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy..
Common synonyms include ortolan bunting, emberiza hortulana.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…]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.
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