partridge

Signification (Anglais)

1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
2. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
3. (obsolete) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

Concepts

perdrix

perdreau

perdrix grise

tinamou

francolin

colin de virginie

tinamiformes

tinamous

tinamus

garbon

mâle de la perdrix

femelle de la perdrix

gélinotte huppée

Tinamiformes

bonasa umbellus

ruffed grouse

Synonymes

quail

ruffed grouse

hun

bobwhite quail

grouse

tinamou

grey partridge

Chinese francolin

gray partridge

Bonasa umbellus

bobwhite

Hungarian partridge

pheasant

poult

hen

🐔

guinea fowl

bushfowl

game bird

Traductions

Rebhuhn

patrijs

perdiz

pernice

perdiz

perdiu

πέρδικα

Perdix

keklik

perditz

kew

الحجل

starna

perdix

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: partrich

In summary

From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).