étourneau
French
Etymology
From Old French esturnel, from Late Latin sturnellus, from Latin sturnus.
Pronunciation
Noun
étourneau m (plural étourneaux)
- starling
- (colloquial) birdbrain, scatterbrain
Derived terms
Further reading
- “étourneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.