galápago
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "qfa-sub-ibe" is not valid. See WT:LOL. *calappacu (compare Catalan calàpat ‘toad’).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
galápago m (plural galápagos)
- Any of several species of turtle.
- (Ecuador) giant tortoise
Synonyms
- (common name for a turtle): quelonio, tortuga
- (giant tortoise): tortuga gigante
Derived terms
Further reading
References
- ^ Joan Corominas, Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, vol. 2 (Madrid: Editorial Gredos, 1996), 620-623.