tartaruga
Portuguese, noun/taʁ.taˈɾu.ɡɐ/
tartaruga is spelled T-A-R-T-A-R-U-G-A (9 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tartaruga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “réptil que apresenta uma grande carapaça que envolve o corpo; da ordem dos quelônios, habita o ambiente…”.
What does tartaruga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)
- 2
femininesea turtle
- 3
colloquialfemininecat's eye (traffic retroreflective device)
- 4
colloquialfemininea slow person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. réptil que apresenta uma grande carapaça que envolve o corpo; da ordem dos quelônios, habita o ambiente marinho 2. tachão de trânsito; olho de gato 3. indivíduo lento, de baixa velocidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tartaruga
- tartarugas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tartaruga?
- Brazil /taʁ.taˈɾu.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [tah.taˈɾu.ɡɐ]
- /taɾ.taˈɾu.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tartaruga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tartaruga in Portuguese?
tartaruga appears 5.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).