recollet

noun

rec·​ol·​let

¦rekə¦let,

rākȯlā

plural -s

: cedar waxwing

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French récollet, from French, member of a branch of the Franciscan order, from Medieval Latin recollectus, literally, recollected, from past participle of recolligere to recollect; from the resemblance of the bird's crest to the friar's hood

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