different between tortuga vs portugal

Asturian

Etymology

Probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartar?chus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (tartaroûkhos), from ???????? (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.

Noun

tortuga f (plural tortugues)

1. turtle
2. tortoise

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan tartuga (cf. also earlier form tartaruga), from Old Occitan [Term?], probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartar?chus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (tartaroûkhos), from ???????? (Tártaros). Compare Occitan tartuga, French tortue, Spanish tortuga, Portuguese tartaruga, Italian tartaruga. Cf. also Medieval Latin tortuca.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /tu??tu.??/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /tur?tu.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /to??tu.?a/

Noun

tortuga f (plural tortugues)

1. turtle
2. tortoise

Further reading

• “tortuga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tortuga” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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.

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish tartuga, probably from the feminine of Late Latin tartarucchus or tartar?chus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (tartaroûkhos), from ???????? (Tártaros). Cf. also Medieval Latin tort?ca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to??tu?a/, [t?o??t?u.??a]

Noun

tortuga f (plural tortugas)

1. turtle

   Synonym: (Bolivia) peta

2. tortoise
3. snail (a slow person)

Derived terms

• a paso de tortuga
• tortuga de carey

Further reading

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