tórtola
Spanish, noun/ˈtoɾtola/
tórtola is spelled T-Ó-R-T-O-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 69,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tórtola is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “turtle dove (bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Zenaida auriculata Des Murs) Paloma de unos 26 a 27 cm, de mayor tamaño que el cuculí, de color gris con…”.
What does tórtola mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle dove (bird)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Zenaida auriculata Des Murs) Paloma de unos 26 a 27 cm, de mayor tamaño que el cuculí, de color gris con tonalidades rosadas y manchas más oscuras en la cabeza. 2. (Columba palumbus) Paloma silvestre española de gran tamaño, con el dorso, cabeza y cola de color gris azulado, vientre blanquecino.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tórtola
- tórtolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tórtola?
- /ˈtoɾtola/
- [ˈt̪oɾ.t̪o.la]
- [ˈt̪oɾt̪ola]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tórtola in Spanish?
tórtola appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).