tartaruga
See also: tartarùga
Galician
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin tartarucha, feminine form of tartaruchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos, “inhabitant of Tartarus”), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare French tortue, Spanish tortuga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tar.taˈru.ɡa/
Noun
tartaruga f (plural tartarughe)
- (zoology) turtle, tortoise
- tortoiseshell (carapace of a tortoise)
- (military) testudo (Roman military formation)
- (cooking) type of bread roll having a pattern of criss-cross incisions
- Synonym: pane tartaruga
- (colloquial) Clipping of addominali a tartaruga (“six pack”).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- tartaruga azzannatrice - snapping turtle
- tartaruga embricata - hawksbill turtle
- tartaruga marina - sea turtle
- tartaruga verde - green turtle
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tartaruga, from Late Latin tartarucha, feminine of tartaruchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταρούχος (tartaroúkhos, “inhabitant of Tartarus”), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros, “Tartarus”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌtaɾ.ta.ˈɾu.ɡa/, /ˌtaɹ.ta.ˈɾu.ɡa/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtaɾ.ta.ˈɾu.ɡa/, /ˌtaɻ.ta.ˈɾu.ɡa/
Noun
tartaruga f (plural tartarugas)
- turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)
- (colloquial) cat's eye (traffic retroreflective device)
- (colloquial) (a slow person)
Synonyms
- turtle: quelônio (Brazil), quelónio (Portugal), testudíneo
- cat's eye: tachão, olho de gato
Hyponyms
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