Masculine
galápago
Meaning
- (masculine) any of several species of turtle
- (Ecuador, masculine) giant tortoise
Translations
Hyphenated as
ga‧lá‧pa‧go
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaˈlapaɡo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish galapago, from Paleo-Hispanic. Compare Catalan calàpet (“toad”), and Portuguese cágado (“turtle, terrapin”).
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