galápago

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *calappacu; compare Catalan calàpet (“toad”), Portuguese cágado (“turtle, terrapin”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlapaɡo/ [ɡaˈla.pa.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -apaɡo
  • Syllabification: ga‧lá‧pa‧go

Noun[edit]

galápago m (plural galápagos)

  1. any of several species of turtle
    Synonyms: quelonio, tortuga
  2. (Ecuador) giant tortoise
    Synonym: tortuga gigante

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading[edit]

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