# oriole
## English
### Etymology

A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureole. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
* Homophone: aureole

### Noun

oriole (plural orioles)
* 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.

#### Derived terms

* African golden oriole (Oriolus auratus)
* Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
* Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
* Bahama oriole (Icterus northropi)
* Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula)
* bar-winged oriole (Icterus maculialatus)
* black-and-crimson oriole (Oriolus cruentus)
* black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei)
* black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
* black-eared oriole (Oriolus bouroensis)
* black-headed oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
* black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
* black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
* black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
* black oriole (Oriolus hosii)
* black-vented oriole (Icterus wagleri)
* black-winged oriole (Oriolus nigripennis)
* brown oriole (Oriolus szalayi)
* Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
* crested oriole (Psarocolius decumanus)
* Cuban oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
* dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus)
* dusky-brown oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
* epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis)
* Ethiopian oriole (Oriolus monacha)
* Eurasian golden oriole, golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
* green-headed oriole (Oriolus chlorocephalus)
* green oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
* grey-collared oriole (Oriolus forsteni)
* Hispaniolan oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
* hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
* Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
* Isabela oriole (Oriolus isabellae)
* Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
* maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii
* Martinique oriole (Icterus bonana)
* Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi)
* mountain oriole (Oriolus percivali)
* northern oriole (Icterus galbula)
* ochre oriole (Icterus fuertesi)
* Old World oriole (Oriolidae spp.)
* olive-backed oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
* olive-brown oriole (Oriolus melanotis)
* orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
* orange oriole (Icterus auratus)
* orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)
* Philippine oriole (Oriolus steerii)
* Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
* Saint Lucia oriole (Icterus laudabilis)
* São Tomé oriole (Oriolus crassirostris)
* Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum
* Sennett's hooded oriole
* Sennett's oriole
* silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
* slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
* spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
* streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
* Tanimbar oriole (Oriolus decipiens)
* variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
* western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus)
* white-edged oriole (Icterus graceannae)
* white-lored oriole (Oriolus albiloris)
* yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater)
* yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
* yellow-tailed oriole (Icterus mesomelas)

#### Related terms

* aureole
* aureolin
* loriot

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Old World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* New World oriole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* roolie

## Spanish
### Noun

oriole m (plural orioles)
* oriole