Where does “tourtière” come from?
tourtière (Canadian French) comes from French tourte, from Latin turtur — turtle dove.
tourtière (Canadian French): tourtière, a type of traditional French-Canadian...
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- tourtière, a type of traditional French-Canadian...
Ancestry of “tourtière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tourte | passenger pigeon; dove; meat pie |
| 2 | Latin | turtur | turtle dove |