tortolito
Spanish, adjective/toɾtoˈlito/
tortolito is spelled T-O-R-T-O-L-I-T-O (9 letters). Tortolito is a Spanish adjective meaning “candid and lacking experience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of tórtolo, little lovebird.
What does tortolito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
candid and lacking experience
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of tórtolo, little lovebird
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que se comporta de forma muy cariñosa con su pareja. 2. Persona ingenua o sin experiencia.
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 tortolito
- tortolita feminine
- tortolitos masculine plural
- tortolitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tortolito?
- /toɾtoˈlito/
- [t̪oɾ.t̪oˈli.t̪o]
- [t̪oɾt̪oˈlit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tortolito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.