Feminine
tortuga
Meaning
- (feminine) turtle
- (feminine) tortoise
- (feminine) snail (a slow person)
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Hyphenated as
tor‧tu‧ga
Pronounced as (IPA)
/toɾˈtuɡa/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish tartuga, probably from the feminine of Late Latin tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortūca.
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