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tartaruga

tartaruga

See also: tartarùga

Galician

Noun

tartaruga f (plural tartarugas)

  1. turtle, tortoise

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin tartarucha, feminine form of tartaruchus, from Ancient Greek ταρταρούχος (tartaroúkhos, inhabitant of Tartarus).

Noun

tartaruga f (plural tartarughe)

  1. turtle, tortoise
  2. tortoiseshell (carapace of a tortoise)
  3. testudo (Roman military formation)
  4. A type of bread roll having a pattern of criss-cross incisions

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Synonyms

(bread roll):

  • pane tartaruga

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Portuguese

Etymology

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)

  1. turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)

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