vergeron

French

Etymology

According to Littré, from verger (“orchard”) +‎ -on. Alternatively, perhaps a dialectal variant of bergeron (Occitan often substitutes \b\ for \v\), from Latin burrus (“red”).

Noun

vergeron m (plural vergerons)

  1. warbler (bird)

Further reading

Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “vergeron”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette

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