tortuga

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 tortuca.

tortuga f (plural tortugues)

1. turtle
2. tortoise

• tartuga

Inherited from Old Catalan tartuga (cf. also earlier form tartaruga), probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare Occitan tartuga, French tortue, Spanish tortuga, Portuguese tartaruga, Italian tartaruga. Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [turˈtu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [toɾˈtu.ɣa]

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tortuga f (plural tortugues)

1. turtle
2. tortoise

• “tortuga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tortuga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tortuga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tortuga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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.

• IPA^(key): /toɾˈtuɡa/ [t̪oɾˈt̪u.ɣ̞a]

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• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: tor‧tu‧ga

tortuga f (plural tortugas)

1. turtle

   Synonym: (Bolivia) peta

2. tortoise
3. snail (a slow person)

• “tortuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014