tartaruga

Noun

tartaruga f (plural tartarugas)

1. turtle, tortoise

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tar.taˈru.ɡa/

Noun

tartaruga f (plural tartarughe)

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

   Synonym: pane tartaruga

5. (colloquial) Clipping of addominali a tartaruga (“six pack”).

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)
2. (colloquial) cat's eye (traffic retroreflective device)
3. (colloquial) (a slow person)