Phrase guide

collared dove

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒ.ləd ˈdʌv/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌkɑ.lɚd ˈdʌv/

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the fact that the species is a dove with a black collar around its neck.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kumri — collared dove
  • Albanian: guguçe — collared dove
  • Albanian: kulumri — collared dove
  • Arabic: فَاخِتَة (fāḵita) — collared dove
  • Breton: turzhunell durk — collared dove
  • Bulgarian: гугущук (guguštuk) — collared dove
  • Bulgarian: гугутка (gugutka) — collared dove
  • Czech: hrdlička zahradní — collared dove
  • Danish: tyrkerdue — collared dove
  • Dutch: Turkse tortel — collared dove
  • Finnish: turkinkyyhky — collared dove
  • French: tourterelle turque — collared dove
  • Galician: rula turca — collared dove
  • German: Türkentaube — collared dove
  • Greek: δεκαοχτούρα (dekaochtoúra) — collared dove
  • Hungarian: balkáni gerle — collared dove
  • Irish: fearán baicdhubh — collared dove
  • Italian: tortora dal collare orientale — collared dove
  • Kashmiri: کُکِل (kukil) — collared dove
  • Macedonian: гугутка (gugutka) — collared dove
  • Norwegian: tyrkerdue — collared dove
  • Persian: یاکریم (yâ-karim) — collared dove
  • Polish: sierpówka — collared dove
  • Polish: sierpówka zwyczajna — collared dove
  • Portuguese: rola-turca — collared dove
  • Romanian: guguștiuc — collared dove
  • Romanian: porumbel-turcesc — collared dove
  • Russian: ко́льчатая го́рлица (kólʹčataja górlica) — collared dove
  • Spanish: tórtola turca — collared dove
  • Swedish: turkduva — collared dove
  • Turkish: halkalı kumru — collared dove
  • Turkmen: halkaly gumry — collared dove
  • Ukrainian: го́рлиця (hórlycja) — collared dove