Phrase guide

golden oriole

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A Eurasian golden oriole, a bright yellow and black passerine songbird, of species Oriolus oriolus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several species of genus Oriolus of similar coloring.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

bright yellow songbird with black wings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Oriolus oriolus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Old World oriole, oriole

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ашы́мҳаҵыс (aŝə́mḥacʼəs) — bird
  • Abkhaz: аҟаҭәҟа́ҭә (aqʼatwqʼátw) — bird
  • Abkhaz: амалаӷәы́р (amalağwə́r) — bird
  • Armenian: պիրոլ (pirol) — bird
  • Asturian: filomena — bird
  • Asturian: cirombella — bird
  • Asturian: sidoru — bird
  • Breton: glazaour Europa — bird
  • Catalan: oriol eurasiàtic — bird
  • Catalan: menjafigues — bird
  • Catalan: bacorer — bird
  • Chechen: селасат (selasat) — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金黃鸝 /金黄鹂 (jīnhuánglí) — bird
  • Dutch: wielewaal — bird
  • Estonian: peoleo — bird
  • Fala: madurafigus (Valverdeñu) — bird
  • Finnish: kuhankeittäjä — bird
  • Galician: ouriolo — bird
  • Galician: vichelocrego — bird
  • Galician: papafigo — bird
  • Georgian: მოლაღური (molaɣuri) — bird
  • German: Pirol — bird
  • Ancient Greek: ἴκτερος (íkteros) — bird
  • Irish: óiréal órga — bird
  • Italian: rigogolo — bird
  • Italian: oriolo — bird
  • Italian: giallone — bird
  • Italian: rubbiolo — bird
  • Italian: pappafico — bird
  • Italian: beccafico reale — bird
  • Japanese: 西高麗鶯 (nishi kourai-uguisu) — bird
  • Kashmiri: پوشہِ نوٗل (pōśhi nūl) — bird
  • Korean: 유럽꾀꼬리 (yureopkkoekkori) — bird
  • Latin: icterus — bird
  • Livvi: kuhankiehuttai — bird
  • Livvi: kelduviheldäi — bird
  • Mazanderani: اهل (ahel) — bird
  • Polish: wilga — bird
  • Polish: boguwola — bird
  • Punjabi: ਪੀਲਕ (pīlak) — bird
  • Romanian: grangur — bird
  • Russian: и́волга (ívolga) — bird
  • Swedish: sommargylling — bird
  • Turkish: sarıasma — bird
  • Turkish: sarıkuş — bird
  • Turkish: sarıcık — bird
  • Ottoman Turkish: صاری قوش (sarı kuş) — bird
  • Ukrainian: вивільга звичайна (vyvilʹha zvyčajna) — bird
  • Vietnamese: vàng anh Á Âu — bird
  • Vietnamese: hoàng anh Á Âu — bird
  • Võro: piho — bird
  • Võro: vihmatsirk — bird
  • Welsh: euryn — bird