Meaning
turtle, tortoise
- a slow-moving reptile with a shell, living on land or in water
- (colloquial) toned abdominal muscles; six-pack
In a sentence
La tartaruga cammina molto lentamente in giardino.
The tortoise walks very slowly in the garden.
Abbiamo visto una tartaruga marina mentre nuotavamo.
We saw a sea turtle while we were swimming.
Va in palestra ogni giorno per avere la tartaruga.
He goes to the gym every day to get a six-pack.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tartaruga | feminine · singular |
| tartarughe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Covers both sea turtles ('tartaruga marina') and land tortoises ('tartaruga di terra').
- Plural is 'tartarughe' (adds -h- to preserve the hard /ɡ/ sound).