oriole
/ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/US/ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/
oriole noun: any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
Noun (1)
oriole (plural orioles)
- Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
- Those at risk include the wood thrush, a well-known songbird, and the Baltimore oriole, the mascot of Maryland’s baseball team.2019 October 10, Emily Holden, “Two-thirds of bird species in North America could vanish in climate crisis”, in The Guardian
Noun (2) capitalized: Oriole
Oriole (plural Orioles)
- A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.
- He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade.
oriole meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese
oriole in Tagalog
- any of the various colourful passerine birds
- kilyawan, kulyawan
oriole in Vietnamese
- any of the various colourful passerine birds
- oanh, hoàng oanh
Forms of oriole
| plural | orioles |
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| plural | Orioles |
Origin of oriole
A borrowing from Middle French oriol, from Old French oriol, from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Doublet of aureole. First use appears c. 1776 in the writings of Thomas Pennant.
Words formed from oriole
- African golden oriole
- Altamira oriole
- Audubon's oriole
- Bahama oriole
- Baltimore oriole
- bar-winged oriole
- black-and-crimson oriole
- black-backed oriole
- black-cowled oriole
- black-eared oriole
- black-headed oriole
- black-hooded oriole
- black-naped oriole
- black oriole
- black-vented oriole
- black-winged oriole
- brown oriole
- Bullock's oriole
- crested oriole
- Cuban oriole
- dark-throated oriole
- dusky-brown oriole
- epaulet oriole
- Ethiopian oriole
- Eurasian golden oriole
- golden oriole
- green-headed oriole
- green oriole
- grey-collared oriole
- Hispaniolan oriole
- hooded oriole
- Indian golden oriole
- Isabela oriole
- Jamaican oriole
- maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii
- Martinique oriole
- Montserrat oriole
- mountain oriole
- Nelson's oriole
- New World oriole
- northern oriole
- ochre oriole
- Old World oriole
- olive-backed oriole
- olive-brown oriole
- orange-crowned oriole
- orange oriole
- orchard oriole
- Philippine oriole
- Puerto Rican oriole
- Saint Lucia oriole
- São Tomé oriole
- Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum
- Sennett's hooded oriole
- Sennett's oriole
- silver oriole
- slender-billed oriole
- spot-breasted oriole
- streak-backed oriole
- Tanimbar oriole
Phrases with oriole
Questions about oriole
- What does oriole mean?
- Oriole means any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae.
- What is oriole in Tagalog?
- Oriole in Tagalog is kilyawan, kulyawan. See Oriole meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is oriole?
- Oriole is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oriole?
- Oriole is pronounced /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oriole?
- The plural of oriole is orioles.
Words near oriole in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oriole (page history and authors); Oriole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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