"tartaruga" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /taɾtaˈɾuɡa/, [t̪aɾ.t̪aˈɾu.ɣ̞a] Forms: tartarugas [plural]
Rhymes: -uɡa Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese tartaruga. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|pt|tartaruga}} Borrowed from Portuguese tartaruga Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} tartaruga f (plural tartarugas)
  1. turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines) Tags: feminine Synonyms: tortuga, quelonio
    Sense id: en-tartaruga-es-noun-Cxnr7qCe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) (a slow person) Tags: colloquial, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-tartaruga-es-noun-klglz-Yc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tartarugo

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese tartaruga.",
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    "tar‧ta‧ru‧ga"
  ],
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      ],
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          "turtle"
        ],
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          "Testudines#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tortuga"
        },
        {
          "word": "quelonio"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "(a slow person)"
      ],
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taɾtaˈɾuɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪aɾ.t̪aˈɾu.ɣ̞a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɡa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tartaruga"
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    "Spanish countable nouns",
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    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "Spanish terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    }
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    "tar‧ta‧ru‧ga"
  ],
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        "turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Testudines",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "tortuga"
        },
        {
          "word": "quelonio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(a slow person)"
      ],
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        "(figuratively, colloquial) (a slow person)"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taɾtaˈɾuɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪aɾ.t̪aˈɾu.ɣ̞a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɡa"
    }
  ],
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}

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