cootuh
Gullah
Alternative forms
coota
Etymology
From an African language, e.g.
Bambara
kuta
(
“
turtle
”
)
.
Noun
cootuh
turtle
,
cooter
Descendants
→
English:
cooter
References
Virginia Mixson Geraty,
Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You
(1997)