tortuguero
Spanish, noun/toɾtuˈɡeɾo/
tortuguero is spelled T-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 112,257th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tortuguero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Tortugas, Santa Fe, Argentina (usually male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tortuguero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
turtle
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of Tortugas, Santa Fe, Argentina (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tortuguero
- tortuguera feminine
- tortugueros masculine plural
- tortugueras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tortuguero?
- /toɾtuˈɡeɾo/
- [t̪oɾ.t̪uˈɣ̞e.ɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tortuguero in Spanish?
tortuguero appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).