Bengalee

noun

Ben·​gal·​ee (ˈ)ben-¦gȯ-lē 

(ˈ)beŋ-,

-¦gä-

plural -s

: any of several small tropical songbirds commonly kept as cage birds: such as

a

: cordon bleu

b

or less commonly Bengalese

¦ben-gə-¦lēz 

¦beŋ-,

-¦lēs

: society finch

Word History

Etymology

from Bengali, Bengalee native of Bengal

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