tartaruga

Italian (Fiorentino)

/tar.taˈru.ɡa/

noun
Definitions
  • turtle, tortoise
  • tortoiseshell carapace of a tortoise
  • (military) testudo Roman military formation
  • (culinary) type of bread roll having a pattern of criss-cross incisions
  • (colloquial)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (inhabitant of Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories, Tartarus, holder of Tartaros).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ταρταροῦχος

Gloss

inhabitant of Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories, Tartarus, holder of Tartaros

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