tortue

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.ty/
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Noun

tortue f (plural tortues)

turtle or tortoise

Usage notes

The bracket term tortue also includes both turtles and tortoises.

Derived terms

écaille de tortue

Further reading

“tortue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

tourte

Middle French

Noun

tortue f (plural tortues)

turtle

Norman

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tortuca.

Noun

tortue f (plural tortues)

(Jersey) tortoise

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