broască-țestoasă

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “shelled frog”; țestoasă is the feminine of țestos (“shelled”), derived from țest (“shell”), from Latin testum. Compare Latin testūdō, Aromanian broascã tsãstoasã.

Noun[edit]

broască-țestoasă f (plural broaște-țestoase)

  1. tortoise, turtle
    Synonym: țestoasă
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