Also means
lovebird, billing couple
Usage Note
Tourtereau literally names a young tourterelle (turtledove), but in everyday French tourtereaux (always plural in this sense) refers affectionately — sometimes mockingly — to a couple who are visibly in love and constantly canoodling. The plural follows the -eau/-eaux pattern: tourtereaux.
Examples
"Les tourtereaux se promenaient main dans la main."
Natural Translation
The lovebirds were walking hand in hand.
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