tortuga
Spanish, noun/toɾˈtuɡa/
tortuga is spelled T-O-R-T-U-G-A (7 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,117th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tortuga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “turtle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Reptiles del orden de los Quelonios caracterizados por tener un tronco ancho y corto, protegido por un…”.
What does tortuga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle
- 2
femininetortoise
- 3
femininesnail (a slow person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Reptiles del orden de los Quelonios caracterizados por tener un tronco ancho y corto, protegido por un caparazón que está formado, generalmente, por placas óseas revestidas de placas córneas. 2. Cubierta defensiva formada por las tropas levantando sus escudos. 3. Lo que es muy lento en sus movimientos. 4. Antiguo método de tortura en el cual el interrogado es tumbado en el suelo, poniéndole un tablón rectangular encima. En dicho tablón se coloca peso gradualmente, produciendo aplastamiento paulatino.
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 tortuga
- tortugas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tortuga?
- /toɾˈtuɡa/
- [t̪oɾˈt̪u.ɣ̞a]
- [t̪oɾˈt̪uɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tortuga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tortuga in Spanish?
tortuga appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).