Tortuga

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July 25, 2008 01:35 PM

Tortuga

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for July 25, 2008

tortuga - feminine noun (la) - turtle. Look up tortuga in the dictionary

Las tortugas son reptiles que pueden ser muy grandes o muy pequeñas.
Turtles are reptiles that can be very large or very small.

Alfonso

July 28, 2008 05:27 AM

Caminamos a paso de tortuga / de caracol.
Más lento que una tortuga.

Jane	July 28, 2008 06:25 AM

Does tortuga describe both turtle and tortoise, or are there different names for them?

poli	July 28, 2008 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jane (Post 12647)

Does tortuga describe both turtle and tortoise, or are there different names for them?

A Latin American that I have had this conversation with informed me that
the tortugas are big sea turtles. Tortouses are jicoteas or morrocoyos.
At least in the Caribbean, it would be wrong to call a tortoise a tortuga.

Alfonso

July 28, 2008 07:40 AM

Tortuga y galápago are the most often names for turtle and tortoise.

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