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

• “tortuga”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tortuga”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

• 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): (Valencia) [toɾˈtu.ɣa]

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tortuga f (plural tortugues)

1. turtle
2. tortoise

• “tortuga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “tortuga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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]

• Audio (Spain):

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

tortuga f (plural tortugas)

1. turtle

   Synonym: peta (Bolivia)

2. tortoise

   Synonym: morrocoy (Venezuela)

3. snail (a slow person)

• “tortuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024