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tartaruga.

turtle, tortoise

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/tar.taˈru.ɡa/
  1. turtle, tortoise

    feminine
  2. tortoiseshell (carapace of a tortoise)

    feminine
  3. testudo (Roman military formation)

    feminine
  4. type of bread roll having a pattern of criss-cross incisions

    feminine
  5. clipping of addominali a tartaruga (“six pack (of one's abs)”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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