Word: ortolans
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
to
lans
Definition: Plural of ortolan; brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
Morphemes:
Affix: ortolan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hortulānus
Language: la
Decoded: hortulanus
Meaning: gardener
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.